Peat Rigg Blog Day Two
Another glorious day, with the children waking up to sunshine and blue skies, began with cereal and a much needed cooked breakfast, which was heartedly consumed before the full itinerary of activities.
Splitting off into their groups they all got stuck into a variety events. For some it was building on yesterday’s team working skills and helping each other get as high as they could on ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, or getting to grips with carabineers as they climbed trees to reach the high wire platform before quickly getting back down to earth on the zip wire.
Calm nerves and a keen eye for the target was needed for those that took part in archery with many children getting the bull’s eye. For those completing the low ropes course, their skills of communication and support was tested as the children made their way around the tricky obstacles ensuring they helped their partners get round safely.
Bush craft skills were also learnt, such as whittling tent pegs from sticks, and finding kindling for making fires. They then developed their techniques with using ferrocerium rods (fire starters or flint and steel to others) to make a spark to start their own fires. Once the fires were made, it was time to do some food tasting, deer and duck was fried on the campfire, all washed down with some nettle tea. Miraculously, even a rare marshmallow bush was found and duly picked to toast on the fire.
This evening’s dinner was eaten outside, enjoying the warm weather with a BBQ. After this everyone went to do their final activity of the day, either exploring the surrounding area to complete an orienteering course, which for those who followed Mr Osborne’s map reading advice, took considerably longer than others; or getting a little wet on the night-line.
After another fantastic day of perseverance, team work and determination all the children have gone to bed knowing they have reached some personal goals and can fall asleep getting some much needed rest, feeling deservedly proud of their achievements.
See you tomorrow 🙂
Thank you for the update, sounds amazing!
All are very much missed but so glad to hear they’re having such a fantastic time.
Thank you for the updates. It sounds like they are all having such an amazing time!
Thank you to all the staff from school and the centre. It sounds like everyone is having a ball.
Thanks so much for keeping us up to date on all the activities you’re doing. Sounds like you’re all having great fun and an amazing time. Grateful you were able to take the kids after such an unsettled year.
Another amazing day! Enjoy today. Can’t wait to see all the beaming smiles when they get off the coach later today 🙂
Please can you bring back a cutting of the marshmallow bush? It sounds like you are all having a fantastic time!
I am so impressed that you can fit so much into a day – no wonder bedtime is welcomed so well.
If you could get a cutting of that marshmallow tree for school – I am sure it would be a welcome site in the school allotment:)
Looking forward to seeing you all this afternoon.
Have fun today.
Wow ! Sounds like so much fun.