Carlingford trip

The trip to Carlingford :)

so last week our school took us on a trip to carlingford adventure center, and it was amazing.

After being dragged from my bed at 6am, I made my way to the Esso station, where we were meeting up. We got on the buses and left by 7am. I didnt wake up properly until our first activity- which started at 9am. 

Kayaking was an... experience. My partner laughed so much she dropped her paddle, and we went in circles before managing to join the rest of the group, reaching the shore just in time. We played a lot of games that made us all look ridiculous and I'm still finding sand in my shoes from them. 

                   We all ate our lunch quickly and moved on to laser tag. After our instructor, Martin, gave us overalls to wear (making comments like 'you look fab in green darling' to us as we collected them- he was english) and then we proceeded to climb a steep slope that had my legs screaming for relief. My thigh muscles must have doubled in size by the end of the climb. we broke into two teams- the red team and blue team. Martin gave us an inspirational quote before each game started - 'if your ship doesnt come in, swim out to meet it', and the classic 'aint no party like an S Club party'. 

                     that night we went on a walk up the side of the mountain called a nightline. we were blindfolded and placed on a path, holding onto the girl in front of us with one hand and grasping a rope in the other for dear life. One girl, the leader, was elected 'lady of the woods' and led us all through the forest in the pitch blackness. When we arrived back, we were all hyper on lack of sleep and too much sugar and we had a party in one of the common rooms.

           The next morning no one had gotten more than a few hours sleep and everyone was grumpy. We complained as we made our way to canoeing, but once i got in the canoe i realized how fun it was. we paddled over to a pontoon while the other groups took turns on the trampoline. Instead of just waiting, we all jumped into the freezing cold water, but it was worth it. The boat I was in was the loudest. our instructor was very, erhm, enthusiastic, and we were all allowed to jump in and mess. we 'attacked' the other boats, paddling beside them and splashing them all. another instructor was going around us in his speedboat, purposely splashing us. as he went by the last time, he stopped beside my boat and i splashed him with my paddle, getting him right in the face with water. he jumped out of his boat, and into my one. my friend started splashing him in panic, and he pushed her into the water before picking me up and throwing me out. he threw all our paddles after us and jumped back into his own boat. i'm still holding a grudge. by the time i managed to get on dry land i looked like a wet cat.

Carlingford was an amazing experience and i would recommend it to anyone. I became better friends with a few girls, had great fun doing the activities and talked to people i never usually would have.