All back safe and sound

Very many thanks to Ms Craig, Ms Lester and Mrs Ruddy for all their hard work over the week.  Looks like another brilliant Benmore. 1800 views of the blog by today.

Cruising down the M8

That's us on the M8 now just leaving Greenock. Tired campers!

Google maps tells me 1 hour 34 mins to Leith Primary. 

Ferry crossing

That's us onto the ferry again and it's beautifully sunny. 

We're thinking it will be 12:30/12:45 that we will make it back to Leith but will update from the M8. 

All our bags are packed, we're ready to go..

Leith Primary School outside the door!

Three schools worth of lost property!

Yikes!

Last get up :)

Last get up and for some it was tough!

Before breakfast we've got to get dressed, pack, strip beds... for certain among us, it's proving a bit much and for others they're super organised and sitting back chilling! I'm still in pjs and not packed at all, I think I'm the worst in the group!

DISCO

Disco time and much bouncing!

Day Four

We're just about to start our team briefing for this afternoon and will soon be heading to the shore. 

Group One spent this morning at the ropes course and swung and scrambled like monkeys. Some hilarious climbs from Naveed and Expedito with a mixture of supportive comments and shrieking. I have to say that the girls were the best at climbing ;) with Shona making an excellent leap for the trapeze. 

Group Two are headed there this afternoon following a morning tramping though the woods. I think their shelters were a bit more impressive than yesterday and they even had scooshy cream on their hot chocolate heated on  the camp fire. (Shona would like it noted that the opinion on the shelters is mine and certainly not theirs!)

Low ropes 

High ropes

The view from the top

Kyle climbing up

Group two shelter building

Hiding out in the finished product. 

Good morning (Thursday)

We've just finished our bacon or egg rolls and it's chores time! One table are so keen, they were off before I could snap them!

Group One will face the High Ropes course this morning (I'm terrified but try not to show it!) and Group Two have a choice, they may go orienteering or try the Jungle bashing that we did yesterday.  It's raining fairly heavily just now so I hope the waterproofs dried out after yesterday's hosing! We may add 'how to hang clothes effectively' to the curriculum for the final term. 

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Many thanks to all the staff at Benmore.