Noah's class trip

Rachelle here reporting on Noah's class camping trip. On June 10, Noah and his class departed for a 5-day trip to Abernat, a camp near Lianwrtyd (extra points if you can pronounce that one correctly!) Wells in Wales. He slept in a bunk room with his buddies Harvey (best bud), Ben, Alex, and Jack. According to Noah and Harvey, the class was divided into groups (Noah's group: Jack, Harvey, Wilf, Georgina H., Izzy, Cally, Clara, Adam, Theo and Michael; Miss Griffin was the group leader) and the groups spent pretty much all day outside doing various activities. For instance, Day 1 included orienteering and rifle practice; Day 2 included archery (a favorite), canoeing/kayaking, and abseiling (descending from a cliff with ropes). Day 3: obstacle course, raft design and building (out of plastic barrels and ropes), blind trail (obstacle course while blindfolded with your mates telling you what to do) and survival training (building shelter and fires). Day 4: zip wire, fencing and rock climbing. Day 5: Initiation exercises (problem-solving) and low ropes, home by 5:30 PM, exhausted and dirty! Noah and Harvey loved the fact that their raft broke and everyone got wet. They also took Alex’s towel while he was in the shower and got a real kick out of that. We parents are impressed that Alex was in the shower given that little soap or shampoo was used on the trip. Another highlight was the food. Noah said, and I quote, "No offense Mom, but those guys could open a restaurant."