We’re just leaving Cobham services. According to the drivers satnav, we should be back at 17:45. Hopefully the traffic ahead won’t worsen too much and we’ll see you all soon.
Friday, 20 September 2024
It was all going so well
And then we hit the M25!!
We're looking to take a break at Cobham services - I'll give you an ETA at school once we leave there.
A message from Miss Gayson
What a fantastic trip we have had! Luckily we were blessed with lovely weather.
The children have had lots of fun abseiling, rock climbing, caving, archery and they also completed the vertical challenge. The children also went on a walk in the Welsh hills. On the walk, we saw sheep and Red Kite birds.
It has been wonderful to see the children take on all these new challenges. They have been brilliant at encouraging and supporting each other through the different activities. They have also become more independent as the trip has progressed. They were all able to clear up after dinner every night and tidy their rooms before we left.
I would like to say a huge thank you to Miss Childs and Mr Murphy for supporting the children throughout the trip.
A special thank you as well to Mr Beevers who works hard to create the blog with all the pictures for you to see.
We look forward to seeing you all later on!
M4
According to the forecast, it’s sunny in Sidcup. It most certainly isn’t out on the western end of the M4. So glad I’m not driving!!
Crossing back into England
We’re just on the new bridge,
With views of the old one which we used on the way out:
We’re going well so far - even with a break we should be back as predicted. However, the traffic ahead could change and we’ll keep you updated with progress (or just watch the tracker).
Leaving arrangements
The children are now completing their final activities, finishing in about half an hour. At that time, we'll eat a light lunch (keeping some snacks for the journey), load up the coach and hope to be away by 12:30. The tracker is now on so you can follow our progress home.
Good morning!
A very good morning to you all from us here in the valleys. Last night we all packed most of our belongings back into our cases ready for the trip home today. This morning we must clear our rooms, remove all that bedding so carefully put on two short days ago, prior to leaving.
Breakfast will be at 8, and activities start at 9.
The weather's a little cloudy at the moment but no chance of rain until after we leave, which is good news.
Thursday, 19 September 2024
Bed time soon!
Having been to the shop and purchased our souvenirs, it's time to cuddle up and watch the end of the move before bedtime. Tomorrow, Miss Gayson's and Miss Child's group will be doing Abseil, Vertical challenge and Archery, and Mr Murphy's group will be going for their hill walk.
After those activities, we will get some lunch before setting off home.
Post dinner games
While waiting our turn to go to the shop - groups of about 6 at a time - there are some games to play:
Later . . .
Activities will finish between 4 and 5. This will give the children time to shower and change as necessary after their days activities, before dinner at 6.
Caving
Mid way though the afternoon, the two centre based groups (the third is out hillwalking) have swapped activities - so Miss Gayson's group have gone into the cave complex:
Climbing
And finally, Miss Gayson's group are climbing first.
Just to show you how tall some of the walls are, here is Miss Gayson part way up one of the walls:
And here are some of her group climbing:
Caving
Mr Murphy's group are kicking off their afternoon by caving.
They are using the second of the three cave entrances, which sadly is less photogenic than the first - but you get the idea!
Lunchtime
Lunchtime s fast approaching, as we've having our lunch at 12 today. This gives us time to digest it before restarting activities at 13:00.
This afternoon, Miss Gayson's group will be doing climbing and caving, Miss Childs' group will be hillwalking, and Mr Murphy's group will be caving and climbing. As ever, we will bring you as many pictures and reports as we can of those activities.
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