Group 1
This
morning we woke up to a delicious breakfast of lorne sausage in a roll. Some people thought it COULD NOT be a sausage
because it was FLAT! We met Kris (our
friendly, true myth and legend instructor who wears a beanie hat under every
helmet). He explained we were going to
go gorge walking and cycling. It has to
be noted now – it was raining. Off we
set to the ‘chaos store’ to get equipment: waterproofs, woolly bears, boots and
helmets. We got on the old mini bus but
had to get off again and get into another one!
While we drove we sang theme tunes to TV shows and films – Star Wars was
the favourite. We walked to the gorge,
practised some safety signals and how to link up to make sure we did not head
off down the river! (Don’t worry we were fine).
The gorge was cold, dangerous, freezing, slippy, amazing, funny, scary,
sub-zero and really loud! When we got
back Mrs Coltherd thought she had ‘lost’ all the photos but they were fine.
F-A-S-T F-O-R-W-A-R-D
Next
was cycling – we got our gear and practised (some of us had some peedie
collisions before we set off). We cycled up hills , down hills to Feshiebridge
and through the forest. There was loads of DEEP, DEEP, DEEP, DEEP puddles but
it was loads of fun and super safe ;-) We got a rice krispie treat – then all
too soon it was tea time. Yummy macaroni, lentil soup, stew and dumplings. We
look forward to our last day of adventure.
Group 2
Some
of the group tried the square sausage for the first time this morning. Opinion was divided.
Today
we went mountain biking and it was super fun.
We got to splash in massive puddles – it went over us. Elsie Mae was particularly wet after she
splashed in almost every puddle she could see (eat your heart out Peppa Pig). Our
bags are all now very muddy and we have filled the drying room.
In
the afternoon we went snowboarding with group 6. A couple were nervous before but found it
wasn’t scary. It was fun and exciting
but hard to turn. It was a first time
experience for everyone in the group.
One of the first things we learned was how to fall. We also learned it was important to pay
attention. Millar was particularly good
at controlling his speed. It rained and
poured the whole time but we didn’t really notice as we were wearing
waterproofs and having fun.
Millar
– my favourite activity so far was snowboarding. / Gemma – There was a lot of
laughing in our room but we got a better sleep as we were all really tired. /
Kuba – The food is tasty and delicious and the ice lollies are very good. / Erin – I thought the snowboarding was good
and we got a good night’s sleep. / Elsie
Mae – I really enjoyed getting soaked in all the puddles. / Gerry – I really
liked the views I saw on the mountain biking. / Heddle – I liked the tray bake
from the mountain biking. It was really
good. Makayla – I really enjoyed the
snowboarding. / Chloe – I really enjoyed the snowboarding because you could
have a new experience and it was really exciting.
Group 3
On
Tuesday we did a scavenger hunt in Prawn Crackers (Shannon, Kayla, Jamsie,
Ruby, Iestyn) came second and we had to run about the centre to find answers to
questions about Lagganlia.
Today
after breakfast and room inspection we met up with Stewart who told us that we
were going snowboarding. We got kitted
up and went to the ski slope where he taught us how to hop and walk with the
board attached. We then practised snowboarding
going down the small slope then the big slope.
We did it with one foot in the binding and then two feet we all found it
great. Here are some of our quotes…
Xander
Found it fun / Jamsie It was exciting / Murray It was fantastic / Iestyn It was
excellent / Ruby It was bricktastic / Kayla Fabulous and wet / Shannon It was
amazing / Shayna It was tricky / Rhiannon Once in a life time experience /
Becca The Best!
Gorge
walking – In the afternoon, we went gorge walking. We had to put on special teddy bear suits and
water proofs and a helmet. We drove then
we walked to the gorge. The water was
fast and we went to a Practice place to find our feet. We then went up the hard route but we had to
miss some bits because it was too dangerous.
We all got wet and had fun, it was an exciting – here are some quotes…
Becca
The water was really fast / Rhiannon It was tricky at some point but fun in
others. / Shayna It was hard, scary, wet and cold. / Shannon It was squelchy,
wet and fabulous. / Kayla It was disappointing because we could not jump in the
pool. / Ruby It was slippy and we feel over a lot. / Iestyn It was rocky in
parts. / Murray Thought it was waterastic. / Jamsie I like having a shower in
the waterfall. / Xander Found it hard because water got in my glasses!
Group 4
A wet Wednesday - much rain during the day but for us group 4 we didn’t really notice. We had another fun packed day which ended as it did yesterday, truly, truly drenched.
Fiona, our fabulous instructor, thinks we are really hardy and quite fishy as we come alive near water - just in our element. We chose some words that bet best describe our day....
Fantabulous I really had time to enjoy each of our activities it was really fun it was a good day.
A wet Wednesday - much rain during the day but for us group 4 we didn’t really notice. We had another fun packed day which ended as it did yesterday, truly, truly drenched.
Fiona, our fabulous instructor, thinks we are really hardy and quite fishy as we come alive near water - just in our element. We chose some words that bet best describe our day....
Fantabulous I really had time to enjoy each of our activities it was really fun it was a good day.
Extravangza because we had so many opportunities to do a variety of things to do like during kayaking trying to stand on the kayak, got to swim around in the water and go in the island. In abseiling going down was scarier looking down then actually going down but it was really good.
Tipping best describes our day - you were falling over a lot in the water and tipping the boats in kayaking. We were also slipping a lot in the abseiling because it was wet.
Wet, the whole day it was raining but in abseiling you didn’t feel it because the trees were sheltering us but the ground was slippy. For the kayak it was wet and some were falling in the water and we got to play lots of games.
Proud I didn’t want to do it at first but Alex persuaded him to do it and I was told I would get 50 steps up the learning ladder too.
Awesome is another word for fun as it was great jumping in the water.
Different because I had never done either of my activities ever before.
Muddy as there was lots and lots of mud at the bottom of the kayak pond and we got stuck quite often.
Games we played games at the kayaking. Played zombie and shark attack, steal the duck game. There were challenges where you had the rub your nose on the end of the kayak. There were 5 stars challenges: 1 have your legs out of the boat, 2 get your bum out on the top of the boat, 3 lie on top of your kayak in superman’s position 4 stand up tall as a tree and 5 jump up and down.
We experienced lots of feelings today: excited, scared, cold, petrified, lonely, grateful, inpatient , proud, happy, stressed, included. Today it was all about teamwork and helping each other. All in all another super day for a super team. The team part is important because we are just that a good team. What a lovely bunch of 🐟 we saw in the pond today - best Orkney kind!
Awesome is another word for fun as it was great jumping in the water.
Different because I had never done either of my activities ever before.
Muddy as there was lots and lots of mud at the bottom of the kayak pond and we got stuck quite often.
Games we played games at the kayaking. Played zombie and shark attack, steal the duck game. There were challenges where you had the rub your nose on the end of the kayak. There were 5 stars challenges: 1 have your legs out of the boat, 2 get your bum out on the top of the boat, 3 lie on top of your kayak in superman’s position 4 stand up tall as a tree and 5 jump up and down.
We experienced lots of feelings today: excited, scared, cold, petrified, lonely, grateful, inpatient , proud, happy, stressed, included. Today it was all about teamwork and helping each other. All in all another super day for a super team. The team part is important because we are just that a good team. What a lovely bunch of 🐟 we saw in the pond today - best Orkney kind!
Group 5
Today we went on a
Mountain Walk and it was really tiring. On the way we found tadpoles and newts.
We all got really cold and tired. Then we had lunch at the top of the hill. We
were in a bothy bag to keep warm! We had our cake and on the way back from the
hill walk we rolled down the hill. Most of us fell, if not all of us! After
rolling, we all felt sick and dizzy but we started galloping down the hill! We
came back to the centre, had a group chat and got ready to go abseiling!
Some people found
the abseil hard while some found it easy! It was quite a challenge to go down
the rock face at the start but once you got the hang of it, it was really easy.
You just had to deal with it, you couldn’t really stop once you were halfway
down, you just had to keep going! It was really fun in the end and we had a
great day.
Some quotes from
today:
Anja – “The Mountain
was high.”
Millie – “It was
exhausting having to walk up to the top.”
Phoebe – “I was
nervous to do the abseiling.”
Peyton – “It was
tiring, walking up the hill.”
David – “Abseiling
- When you looked up at the small cliff face , it looked fine, but then when
you got to the top and looked down, it was nerve-wracking!”
Danny – “The last
part of the hill walk was overwhelming.”
Robbie – “Today
was exciting. Walking up the hill was enjoyable and the abseil was good fun.”
Finlay – “We were
explorers - finding the newts, tadpoles and ants. We were adventurers –
reaching the top and rolling down.”
Adam – “It was
super cold on top of the mountain.”
Goodnight everyone, it is 12.25am on Thursday morning - hope you will enjoy reading all about Wednesday - apologies for late post, wifi a peedie bit slow, a bit like the adults!
Group 6
Today
we woke up to a delicious breakfast Lorne sausages in a roll. Martin, Fiona and
Chris then carried out the room inspections.
Harvey, Brooke and Ilona’s rooms all got 10 out of 10, but Libby’s room
scored an outstanding 10 plus…Go Libby! Then we got kitted out in the storeroom
to go abseiling. We did a short drive to
the woods in the minibus. At the woods
our group took the harder route to the rocks.
When we got there we were also allowed to build shelters while we waited
on our turn to abseil. At the top of the
rockface, we were harnessed in and there were 2 ropes – one to be lowered down
and a safety rope. Martin had explained
the technique. We had to keep our legs
apart, feet flat against the rocks and walk down the rock feeding the rope
through. We all managed to do it but had
a few slips as the wet moss was slippy. A couple of us realised that if we were
to abseil again, we’d need shoes with good grip.
On
the way back to the minibus Martin, our instructor, showed us some edible
plants which were growing in the forest. Plants have been used as medicine for
a long, long time. We all tasted some wood sorrel. Martin explained that wood
sorrel helps with digestion – so you shouldn’t eat too much!! We also ate a few
leaves from the rowan tree. When we chewed them they tasted like almonds and
marzipan. We learned that rowan berries can be made into a jelly which can be
eaten with roasted meats.
After
lunch today we needed to get kitted out yet again. First we got gloves from the store and then
headed to the ski store to get boots, helmets and snowboards. Rafa explained how to get our boots on
properly as there were three different types.
It was important that our boots were fitted correctly or it would be
dangerous and we could hurt ourselves.
We were on the dry ski slope for quite a while and it was raining most
of the time but we all enjoyed it. At
first we practised falling on our forearms and knees, backwards then forwards.
Then we followed Martin in a circuit to practise moving and climbing with the
snowboard. After that we practised slowing down and gradually we were able to
progress to go down the slope faster.
The more we did it the more confident we got and the more we enjoyed
it. We agreed that we would all happily
do it again!
Angela
– abseiling is scary as you’re just held on by two ropes / Harvey - Although I
was nervous I thought today’s activities were exciting. / Brooke – It was extraordinary because it’s
not something you do all the time. / Libby – Today’s activities were really
cool and I enjoyed them lots. / Ilona – They were fantastic because these were
things I don’t usually do. / Sophie – I
wasn’t expecting to do the things we did, so it was really surprising and
memorable. / Finlay – For the abseiling, up on top it looks scary but afterwards
when you’ve done it you feel victorious.
/ Kris – When we were snowboarding, it was really cold so your hands
were freezing. / Keira – Most of the activities today were extremely tiring.
Goodnight everyone, it is 12.25am on Thursday morning - hope you will enjoy reading all about Wednesday - apologies for late post, wifi a peedie bit slow, a bit like the adults!
