Hello, we are the yellow group: Carly, Lucy, Cameron, Rebecca, Joanna, Murray, Elliot and Ara.

Today we did four activities which included abseiling, archery, blind trail and the zip wire!

Abseiling was excellent. As I climbed up to one of the two trees supporting the activity I felt slightly nervous about the fact that I was about to jump off a tree that was around 20 metres high. I scuttled over the unsteady rope bridge and emerged at the tree housing the ropes . I was hooked on to a safety rope by a steel clip and told to, in my own time, to jump. Slowly but surely I lowered myself down the the tree trunk it was a strange feeling but it was fun at the same time. I sped up, and before I knew it,I was at the bottom.

Archery was fandabiedosie. It was hard to load the arrow. I couldn’t even hit the target! First you have to put the arrow in the plastic arch. After that, you pull it back to your mouth and then you let go!!!

Next we did the blind trail it was exwizit. We had goggles on that the lenses where swapped with mirrors. It felt like ages because we had lost the sense of sight. When we finished the course we took the goggles off and did the course again but we could see.

After the blind trail, we did the zip wire. It was incredible! Our insides were left behind because we were going so quickly. I felt like I was going at speed of light. We were only clipped on to a rope that was attached to the wire. I was really nervous but at the top I just jumped off!

Hello we are the blue group : Matthew Euan Katie M Brooke Max Beth Jocelyne Emily .

Canoeing was great. We started off by learning the rowing teqnice on land then we went in the water. Since I was new to this I felt quite nervous but also excited. Emily and I/ Euan pushed off the deck into the baltic lake in our little canoe. After we all got in our canoe we were told to find different ways to turn the canoes… after a minute or two we started to get the hang of it after those painfull minutes of embarressment we managed the impossible (in other words, we learned to turn a canoe.) After that we played a little game where the instructor tossed about a dozen tennis balls into the water which we had to retrieve in our canoes. When you got the balls you were supposed to throw them into other canoes. I thought it was only 2 minutes but of course it turn out to be about 10 minutes well I guess time flies when your having fun, and I was having lots off fun in that mini canoe in that ice lake on a beautiful Thursday. The. It was time for the real fun. The time we’ve all been waiting for… It was time to JUMP IN!!! 😀 As we got on the shaky platform in the middle of the chilly lake we all got a bit more excited but also the slightest bit scared of the huge artic lake in front off us. We got ready to jump in these ferocious waters then 1 at a time we jumped in… It was FREEZING!!!😧 Some people swam to the deck some couldn’t take the cold water I know I couldn’t so me and other people took a canoe back. Finally, we made it back to the deck, the shivering people stood drenched head to toe in water most of the people thought it was fun and painful but worth it then we got changed and had a delicious lunch.

In the morning the red groups activities were Crate climbing and orienteering. In Crate climbing we passed crates to build as high as we could in ten minutes. Once the time was up, we tried to push each other off of the tower. Hugh and Charlie got to 8 crates high and Hugh stayed on the longest. Faris, Ruaridh, Gabriella and Elsa also got to 8 crates high, however Katie T and Logan got to 7 crates high.

In Orientierin, we received maps of Barcaple and we tried to find the Simpson family around the area. After we found the Simpsons, we had a race to see who could find all 12 things with twelve maps, however they were scattered everywhere.

In the afternoon, the red group’s activities were tree climbing and the Ropes Course. In the tree climb, everyone made it to the top of the tree but even though Katie did not, she did amazingly well for someone who is scared of heights.👍🏻

After that we did the Ropes course which was made up of Rope obstacles. It was very challenging for everyone but we succeeded in the course. However Logan’s shoes were stolen by our instructor Alastair which was hilarious 😜

We also cannot wait for the bonfire tonight.😀 By Charlie, Faris and Hugh

In the morning the orange group went zip wiring. It was extremely fun and fast. We found it very exciting and we all manged to complete it. Later on we went on the Blind trail challenge which meant we had to wear Blindfolded goggles and go through different obstacles from tires to going through nets and going under planks of wood everybody managed to do it safely we all enjoyed it!

Later on in the afternoon we went Crate climbing and Orientieren. When we got to the Crate climbing we had to do a lot of pulling, climbing and balancing. Most of us made it to 9 crates and then pushed each other off but luckily we were wearing harnesses to keep us from getting hurt.We all enjoyed that activity!

Then we did Orientieren which was map reading. We had to do a couple of activities which involved signs and pictures to keep us right. Everyone in the Orange group enjoyed their last full day in Barcaple!

We are looking forward to have our bonfire tonight!

By 😀Aaran and Ethan.