Kilbowie: Day 1
Well we are all rested from our first day at Kilbowie. What an eventful day it was! We had a wonderful trip up to Kilbowie with a very friendly bus driver who showed us some of the sights as we passed and we managed to make it with no sickness! You might not believe it but all of us managed our bags up to our rooms, although it was a struggle for some, and then we headed for some lunch. After lunch, everyone seemed to enjoy sorting our their rooms although a few will need a bit more practise before they are making their own bed at home. Miss Huxford, Miss Napier and Mr Lumsden found a few children lost in the middle of their duvet cover. With a little bit of teacher help and some team work we all managed to get bed sheets, a duvet and pillows on our bed.
Once we had mastered that, it was time to meet our instructors and find out everything about Kilbowie. We had to go and collect all of our equipment including waterproofs, life jackets, fleeces, rucksacks and even some Wellies from the Wellie Shed. Some of us even got the chance to try our equipment out as we went canoeing. Mr Lumsden joined us for a little canoe up the river. Some of the other groups when to explore the shoreline with Miss Huxford and Miss Napier. Ben and Dean found a crab and held it in their hands. They were much braver than Miss Huxford or Miss Napier. Once we had explored the shoreline our instructors gave us all a chance to jump into the water. It was FREEZING COLD and very salty! It was great fun but some of us got quite a shock when we first jumped in. It is Miss Napier’s turn today.
After all that excitement and freezing cold water many of us were tired out but we still had lots more to do. After our lovely dinner of chicken fajitas and wedges (we even got a pudding) we got to buy something from the tuck shop and started the evening activity. We had two different activities outside that were different scavenger hunts. We had to run around the building to look for the clues. We were knackered by the time it got to supper.
Finally we all got to go to our rooms. Mr Lumsden group were in bed before he even arrived, Miss Napier’s group were sitting quietly chatting but somehow Miss Huxford’s group were still not tired!
Hopefully today will be as fun if not better than yesterday!
