Day Two at Fairthorne Manor

Bleary-eyed, the children were awakened from their slumber at 7am prompt for much needed showers.  Then it was off to breakfast at 8am for a fully cooked breakfast of sausages, beans and hash browns!

I didn’t expect breakfast to be nice, but it was!  I loved the hash browns, they were my favourite!  Having that food kept us energised for the rest of the morning!  Delicious!

Ellie

Tuesday Morning Activities

In the morning there was a real range of activities being undertaken by the children that would again test their teamwork skills and require them to face their own fears.  Here they are to tell you more about each one:

Burma Bridge

I enjoyed the vine section of Burma bridge because it was nice and easy and you could hold on to something!  I also enjoyed slipping off and getting a wedgie.  It was also cool seeing others fall off too!

Nisha

Towers

Towers was great because I am scared of heights, but I still managed to get to the very top.  When I was there we had to balance over a sheer drop with only a wire underneath (we were clipped in!)  My favourite bit was doing a high five and when we got to jump off!  I am really proud of being able to conquer my fears!

Carla

Climbing

For climbing we had to scale a wall using our hands and feet to grip onto hand holds!  I made it to the top twice.  I felt really proud of myself!  It was really good fun cheering on everybody else!

Lauren

After another filling hot lunch and a short nip back to dorms it was time for a fun-packed afternoon! Groups 16+17 were undertaking the obstacle course, whilst group 18 were trying to get their bearings (pun intended) with orienteering!  Here’s what they thought:

Zip Wire

We were connected to a wire and we had to swing off a platform.  We went really fast.  I enjoyed it because we got to create our own poses as we hurtled down the wire!

Ayushi

Obstacle Course

It was really good fun! Especially when we were blindfolded going on the course.  We had to through ropes and tunnels and clamber on our hands and knees.  Teamwork was really important, trusting your partner was key!

Myia

Orienteering

For this event you need to be able to look at a map and find certain points.  When you got there you found clues to help you!  You needed to be able to read a map and figure out where to go!  You also needed a lot of resilience, especially when you got lost!

Alaa

Finally getting a chance to sit down, children and adults fuelled up on more hearty grub at teatime.  It also gave everyone a chance to reflect on their day and to start thinking about tomorrow’s challenges.

In the evening the children played some wide games in the Sports to drain themselves of any remaining energy, before having a hot chocolate and retiring to their dorms to write letters home and get ready for another peaceful sleep.

Some more pictures!