We arrived safely and had a brief meeting with Annie. We then had lunch and moved into our rooms for the week.

After lunch, we unpacked and had a fire drill. We then split into our groups and all took part in various activities.

Coniston Group

Our group leader is Vicki. First, we went on the low ropes outside until it rained. Then we climbed the indoor climbing wall.

Mickey was encouraging Lexi and Joseph during bouldering and was demonstrating how to be a great teammate. Joseph entertained us all with his tiny scream of excitement at everything new. We enjoyed playing bouldering statues, Avie won the first round and Lexi the second round, Mickey was runner-up in both rounds, and in the final round Mickey won with Lexi close on his heels.

Hallie kept slipping off the wall but improved her technique and mastered her fears through sheer determination. Joseph and Avie were the only two to complete the orange bouldering path without falling off.

We moved on to climbing to the top of the wall with harnesses. The group built up their techniques and resilience all climbing blindfolded and on the overhang. Amelia is a natural at climbing too!

It was then our turn to clean up and set up for dinner, their teamwork and communication were second to none.

Wetherlam Group

The instructor of this group is Alex. The weather was crazy! One minute it was sunny, the next we had a hailstorm! The teamwork was incredible and everyone had fun and worked together. We had a pit stop and played some games too.

Swirl Howe Group

This group’s instructor is called Steve. We got caught in the hail in the middle of the lake whilst canoe rafting. Resilience is our middle name! We accidentally might have rowed into another boat. We persevered and completed our tasks and had so much fun. We were all looking forward to a hot shower afterwards.

Extra photos of the day below

Evening Activities

From 7 pm till 8.15 pm we took part in a dinosaur treasure hunt around the grounds. We then put PJs on, had hot chocolate and chilled out. It is now 9 pm and all the children are in their rooms exhausted. Hopefully, we will all have a good sleep ready for the excitement tomorrow will bring.