Well, suppose I can say I have recovered from my camp with the kids from Louisa's school this week - still feeling a little tired but what a great week it was! The kids were worn out as much as us adults, but we put them through the mill so it was to be expected I suppose. They did rock climbing (Lou was so determined, even though she got scared and started crying, she was determined to get to the top - she was one of 12 kids who got there, and it was HIGH - that was my main activity for help coz of my climbing work), high ropes, orienteering, nature walks, mini golf, 3D maze, mass "soccer" game which was brilliant fun, team champion competition, quiz, camp concert... and the very scary Burma trail when most of the adults went in hiding in the bush to frighten the life out of the kids bumping their way through holding a rope in pitch darkness - you literally couldn't see a hand in front of you. I had an alien mask lit up by a UV light, other parents were in skeleton suits, grabbing legs, tickling faces with leaves as they went past... great fun for all concerned. Some of us parents even ended up playing Balderdash with the 2 teachers til 1 am then wreaked havoc on the other parents who were asleep, playing silly pranks on them.
So to put it in a nutshell, it was tiring but very worthwhile. Considering the weather was changeable, we got soaked on a couple of occasions, on the whole it was decent for the time of year.
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