The 13th – 15th March 2013 was one of the best experiences of primary 7P at Craigbank Primary. It was the day before Dalguise and we were all buzzing with excitement. This was the day where we got told the information we had all been waiting for. We got told our activity group and our accommodation. The atmosphere in the classroom was amazing and filled with joy.
Finally the day had arrived and everyone was anxious about the following days ahead. The bus journey seemed to take a lifetime. But soon enough we were there to see our groupie. Vicki was our groupie. She would take us to the dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overall the food at Dalguise was a lot better than we all expected it to be. The meals were quite filling so we had energy to do our activities.
One of the activities was the giant swing. People often said this was the best activity (and they were right). The giant swing was one of the best and scariest activities there. We were all nervous at the start but when we were all stepped foot on the platform all our nerves floated away.
Here is one of the coldest activities there was – raft building. The pond we did it in was as cold as the North Pole. Building the raft was quite easy because you only needed two bits of rope, four barrels and two logs.
The activity, which was probably one of the funniest activities, was archery. Archery is actually quite hard to do because you’re under pressure to get the right colour to win the game. One of the games was called Archery Dinner.
Ten metres off the ground is pretty high. That’s where abseiling starts. Leaning off the edge of the tower was really scary. Once we were going down it was amazing.
The challenge course was the muckiest of all. No matter what you did, you go mucky. The hardest part of the course was the tyres. We had to make sure we were all wrapped up warm.
The best nighttime activity was the disco. The Dome was full of flashing lights and noise. Everybody was dancing and having a great time. The disco went on for about two hours but when it ended we all wished it lasted longer.
Sadly the day came to go home but we didn’t want to go home because it was so much fun. We had a great experience and will remember in years to come.
Written by Gary Fleming and Abbey McEwan in consultation with P7P
Looks like a good time had by all and the blog info is really interesting. Photos great too