On the 26th of February we set of to Stronord outdoor activity centre. On the first day we went hill walking, we left the mini buses and walked up with stunning views of a water fall. The next bit of the hill was very slippery and there was rocks to climb on. When we got over the rocks there was a stone wall we just saw a small face carved in to the stone. Then we came up to another waterfall and we used that as a snack spot. We walked over a bridge with holes, and it was wobbly. The next stage of the climb was very rough and it was into the trees. It was astonishing scenery – it was great. There were very deep puddles and our feet got wet. We got to the top and there was a very heavy ice storm and Jack, Kerr and Jamie huddled together . It stopped and we headed down the hill .
The next day we went mountain biking and went on the seven stains mountain bike track and went through puddles and uphill and downhill. At the end of the day we went orienteering and we had a race. There were six practices then there was a race from these numbers 1, 4 ,7 ,8, 9 and 10 we all had small tags to plug in to these machines .
It was brilliant fun
Jack Rickard
On Thursday the 26th of February Leswalt Primary 5-7 and Portpatrick Primary 6-7 went off to Stronord outdoor Education Centre.
On the Thursday we did hill walking. We climbed Fell of Talnotry which took 5 HOURS!! When we got to the top there was a massive hail storm, and if you turned round a tiny bit it would be really sore. My favourite bit of hill walking was coming back down because it was really slippy and everyone kept falling in the mud!
When we got back everyone got in their PJs and a woman came and made tea – it was delicious!
On the Friday we got up and went to Kiroughtree and did mountain biking,we did some of the hardest tracks there! We went over a track were one side was a 30ft drop and a deep lake on the other side of it!
Later on Friday we did Orienteering had six practice runs, where we had to use a stamper. On the second round they went round with electronic pins, where they had to go round a course. My time was 11:24 which was 3rd place.
My favourite activity was Mountain biking. Freya Bathgate P7 from Leswalt said ” The instructors were really friendly and I really enjoyed it and I would go back! “
Rhona Baillie P7
On the 26th of February Leswalt primary school p5-7 went to Stronord on an overnight school trip with Porpatrick primary p6-7. Stronord was an old school house that has now is changed into 2 separate dormitories a girls one and a boys one.
The first activity we did was hill walking we were all told take spare waterproofs because it could be very cold and wet. The waterproofs came in handy because when we were walking up the hills it started to snow really heavily and there were also hail stones. The walking was very fun, but also very tiring.
When we got back Carol the cook made us tea and then we all put our jammies on and played outside.
In the morning we split into 2 groups; one group went mountain biking and the other went orienteering.
During the mountain biking we cycled on 2 of the 7 stanes track and we also cycled over a dam that had a 30ft drop and over a massive bridge. For orienteering you had to find a orange marker and stamp the number on it on to a piece of card and the we had a competition where ;you had to find the orange markers and scan the number on it and run back. Rhona and I were partners and were second
We all had a really good time and I am sure we would all like to go back to Stronord .
Kathryn Topping
At the end of February p5-7 went on a little trip to Stronrord over night.
We all did 3 activities. We all stayed one night. The schools that went were Portpatrick and Leswalt.
The first day we went on a really good walk they saw a lot of different water falls – they were stunning. We were walking for just over 3 hours. We walked over hills and walked in the woods and on paths. It was a great achievement.
After we got home this really nice lady called Carol made tea. We got to choose from macaroni and pizza. She also very kindly gave us chocolate cake and ice cream. Every one really enjoyed their tea. After Carol left we got to play about either outside or inside. Outside there was a lovely big garden to play tig. Inside there was a lovely lounge to chill about. So we did that for a while. We all came in at dark and played inside. Then we all went in to rooms and talked until we all fell asleep.
In the morning Colin (the parent from Portpatrick ) and the teacher from Leswalt made breakfast. Then wey got ready for biking and orienteering . Before we left we split in to two teams. In orienteering we got to find numbers and then they had to do races. After that we had lunch. We then went biking. We went down hills and up hills and on flat paths. It was amazing.
Sadly that was the end of the trip and we came home. If I was to give it stars out of five, I would give it five.
Arden Mc Intyre
