TRIPS
YEAR 8 RAS AL KHAIMAH TRIP
As a Year 8 student who had never been on a trip with the school before, I was amazed by the experience that came with our year group residential. We began by piling into three of our school buses at 9am on a Saturday morning and then left for Ras Al Khaimah. We drove through the beautiful mountain scenery and I can easily say that by the time we had reached RAK, that I was already in awe.
making a water filter!
We were then greeted by the amazing staff and played a few games to get to know each other before we were taken to our tents. Each tent contained six mattresses, and we were told that we were responsible to lay down our sleeping bags for what personally, was my first typical camping experience! Soon after we were taken on our tour of the site and headed off to our first activity. I loved the survival skills I learnt which ranged from making a fire, to
Before we knew it the sun had risen, and we were all out of our tents by 7am in the morning. We were soon geared up for the day’s activities which began with the infamous Via Ferrata, where you climb across the edge of a mountain, and needless to say it was one of the best experiences from my time there. At last, we had a great lunch and headed back on to the bus once again, to conclude a great experience which I will never forget.
Finally, the night arrived, and we all gathered around a spectacular campfire, where we roasted marshmallows and sang songs. We were then directed to our tents where we laid down in our sleeping bags ready for our first and last night at Challenging Adventure! A perfect conclusion for a great first day at camp.
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