A Year in Yester

Our second day saw the sun shining for most of the day. Miss Stuart’s group went kayaking on Loch Eck this morning, complete with wetsuits and all had great fun. At lunch time they came back looking is if they were frozen, but they were all enthusing about the experience! In the afternoon, they headed off to climb and abseil. This was another successful trip, though they did have to take cover from an army of midges!

Meanwhile, Mr Purves’ group went off to the forest this morning for a jungle bash! We all got lost (according to Angela, our guide) but we still managed to finally find our meeting point to get the bus back to the centre. Sian thought we had walked 10 miles at least- it was probably slightly shorter than this… Our afternoon saw us heading off to Loch Eck, where we all got soaked while kayaking. Most of the group headed off for warming showers when we got back to the Centre.

Jack D:- The kayaking was great- I capsized three times!

Thomas :- Kayaking was fun and it was very wet.

Callum :- I liked the kayaking because it was fun.

David :- I went kayaking and I had a great time, but I was frozen stiff at the end!

Connor :- We went climbing on the rocks and then climbed on the indoor wall because there were too many midges. It was fun.

Jack T:- Abseiling was fantastic because it was almost like flying- but you didn’t hurt yourself. The food here is much better than everything at home!!!

Ailish :- The loch was freezing cold!

Jordanne :- It was great fun and everyone got wet when we went kayaking.

Carla :- Canoeing was really good fun, even though I lost my waterproof trousers in the loch!

Olivia :- Abseiling was really different to the other things we have done so far- but excellent.

Eilidh : The kayaking was fun. I fell in and it was really cold!

Rosie :- I enjoyed the kayaking- and I didn’t fall in.

Joy:- It was a fantastic day, we got muddy in the morning, wet in the afternoon, desperate for shower.

Robin: Capsizing in the kayaks was brilliant.

Erin: Kayaking was hard, but fun. The climbing was amazing.

Sian: It was fantastic at kayaking, even though I got really cold.

Corrie: Today I got really frustrated because I fell in the loch, but it was great fun.

Flora: I was really happy I did the abseiling!

Sam: The kayaking was great, but everyone got soaked and we all needed a hot shower. The food is fantastic.

Lucy:- Everyone got really wet and cold when we went kayaking. It was really good fun.

Hopefully, we’ll get some pictures on later this evening, after the evening activity. (Perhaps around 10pm or so…)

Lunch at Luss! 

We’re here! After having lunch at Luss, at around midday, we travelled on to Benmore, arriving here at 1.30pm.

We unpacked, were shown our dorms, made the beds (!) and then headed out for some fun in the surrounding area. That included swimming in a nearby river, crawling through tunnels and a mini-gorge walk.

After a delicious dinner of fish and chips, we are now writing our diaries, before heading out for a “night walk”. It’s a busy life here at camp!

AAHH!! It’s freezing!!

Corrie: I never thought it would be such good fun here- it’s much better than Maths!

Sam: The journey was a bit boring, but everything after has been great fun.

David: It was great fun crawling through tunnels of water this afternoon.

Connor: It was good getting wet in the river

Callum: I loved going through the tunnels this afternoon.

Jack T: I’m really glad I came, and jumping in the river was fantastic today.

Jack D: We went through the Botanic Gardens and we saw a tree that had holes in it- it had been done by a woodpecker.

Thomas: We swam in the river and got very wet! It was pretty cold.

Olivia: It was really fun this afternoon, you are allowed to get muddy and wet!

Carla: I’m looking forward to doing the kayaking tomorrow!

Sian: This afternoon was great crawling through the tunnels, even though I got really wet.

Jordanne: I thought it would be brilliant, but it wasn’t- it was even better!

Erin: Really looking forward to the week ahead!

Flora: We had great fun exploring the grounds!

Lucy: I’m really looking forward to the week, it’s been great fun today.

Rosie: It’s my first day here, and I’ve already been soaked- it’s great fun!

Ailish: It was great fun swimming in the river!

Joy: I had so much fun going through such a small space (tunnel by the river) and it’s much better than Maths.

Robin: Getting soaked in the river was great fun!

Eilidh: It’s my 1^st day, I’ve had great fun and I’m really looking forward to the week ahead.

Yesterday evening at school, we had a meeting for the P7 parents, telling them a bit about what we can expect to do at school camp, at Benmore next month. We watched a video of the activities that we might be involved in, and saw where the class will stay, eat and spend the week.

After watching the video, there was a question and answer session led by Mrs Hilsley. With only about four weeks now until we go, it’s getting close!

One of the things we hope to do is to update the blog daily, with details, and possibly photos of what we have done each day while we are away. This will enable parents to keep track of what the class is doing, and share in a bit of the fun as the week continues. We have been in contact with Benmore Centre, who are happy to allow us to use their computer equipment for this.

As part of our ICT lesson we had to look up a subject of our choice; we chose cheese. Here’s a bit about cheese.
Cheese is a delicacy in some countries such as France, Switzerland, Italy and Germany. We personally think that French cheese and Swiss are the best. There are hundreds of different cheeses in France alone such as Stilton, Boursin and Camembert.
You can do different things with cheese.
For example, Halumi you cook in a frying pan, strangely, it doesn’t melt but turns brown and salty.

By Robin and Jack

Today sees us trying to get restarted with our blog. We have had various problems with accessing our blog, due to slow computers in the school, computers failing to work properly etc. Today, the class have been researching various things on the internet.