VISITS & E XC H A NG ES
Geography Field Trip to Arran The trip began by us all meeting at school ready to start our lengthy trip to Ardrossan Harbour. After the coach and ferry trip we finally arrived in Lochranza where we were to stay for a week. Unsurprisingly, the first job was to find Wi-Fi, signal and the means of watching Love Island! Luckily, the common room in Lochranza’s Field Work centre had Wi-Fi and a TV with ITV2, however the only problem we faced now was trying to get everyone to be quiet and to only talk during the breaks! After a restful night and a refuel at breakfast (which failed to meet Billy’s mass gaining standards) the work began. We trooped behind our guides Franny, Sam and Douglas to the saltmarsh where we examined species and began the rock skimming competition, lead by Gordon Bates himself. After a delightful lunch we trekked into the hills where we looked at infiltration rates and got attacked by midges. This was followed by a hearty pasta dinner and to many people’s disbelief a lesson on data in the evening. Thankfully it finished in time for the Love Island viewing at 9pm.
“We examined species and began the rock skimming competition, led by Gordon Bates himself.”
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