(This has had to be reposted- actual post date: 27/09/13)
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Monday morning was an early wake up compared to usual, and I partook in the usual running around double checking things activity that always occurs before a trip! I was excited to be going to Carlingford Adventure Centre because if you ask any TY student they will tell you that it was the highlight of their year, but I was also marked with a painful stinging because (in going to Carlingford) I would be missing Soundgarden's Dublin gig for which I had been excited about attending since early May at least. It was my J.C present and I came very close to missing Carlingford for it. I tried to put that fact from my mind as we stood in the cold outside the petrol station awaiting departure. We were off at 7:00am and before too long we had arrived, to be greated by less than desirable weather!
The weather slowly improved and we spent the morning playing laser tag, in a forest that lay on top of a VERY VERY large hill. Laser tag was really good fun, although in retrospect I think I may have acted as a bit of a team sacrifice by running ahead fighting rather than just finding a cozy hiding place to shoot from!
Then after lunch it was off to a series of games to earn gems with our lovely instructor unto whom we bestowed the name 'E-Dogg'. Out of the three groups we actually won the challenge, which no one expected because there were groups far more athletic and competitive than our own! We headed back then for dinner after which we had an hour or so to prepare for our evening activity- a walk through the forest (up the VERY VERY large hill) where we made our way through the terrain- BLINDFOLDED!! We came back down said hill (after some games in the dark- which I was rather brilliant at.) Then we came back, visited the local sweetshop and I phoned home. We had a night of sleep and very little else.... due to VERY VERY big mountains.
It was another early wake up on Tuesday and we went on a mixture of delightful trips after breakfast. However first we had to go up a VERY large hill ( though it wasn't as big as the VERY VERY large hill) where we played archery, crawled through a darkened maze and body-zorbing. We failed the maze challenge, I was mediocre at archery and the zorbing caused me to be upside-down in a constant state of flustered confusion! The weather slowly improved and we spent the morning playing laser tag, in a forest that lay on top of a VERY VERY large hill. Laser tag was really good fun, although in retrospect I think I may have acted as a bit of a team sacrifice by running ahead fighting rather than just finding a cozy hiding place to shoot from!
Then after lunch it was off to a series of games to earn gems with our lovely instructor unto whom we bestowed the name 'E-Dogg'. Out of the three groups we actually won the challenge, which no one expected because there were groups far more athletic and competitive than our own! We headed back then for dinner after which we had an hour or so to prepare for our evening activity- a walk through the forest (up the VERY VERY large hill) where we made our way through the terrain- BLINDFOLDED!! We came back down said hill (after some games in the dark- which I was rather brilliant at.) Then we came back, visited the local sweetshop and I phoned home. We had a night of sleep and very little else.... due to VERY VERY big mountains.
Then it was onto kayaking where I definitely toned my biceps! We were brought over in the kayaks to a water trampoline off of which we were propelled into the sea. The water was chilly enough but the ultimate conclusion reached was that the inventor of the wet-suit was an absolute genius.
Then it was time to go! We all had a great time and we were all drained of whatever energy our feeble T.Y bodies possessed. I got home and against my better judgement I searched for images of the concert I missed... ouch! I really shouldn't have done that!
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