After students were sent home our groups were rearranged. So far today I've done rowing and a muddy agility course. We've already had our dinner in the mess hall so we're now in our cabins. Getting ready for bed. Georgia and Blake were sent home earlier so there's a lot more room in here than before.
I've just gotten out of the shower so I slip some pyjamas on and crawl into bed. The tv is on. The girls are watching a stand up comedy show. My phone goes off alerting me that I have a notification. I have a new message.
- you coming tonight?
- I'm exhausted, remind me why I came 😂
- you didn't get a choice sweetheart 😝
- and why did I listen? My whole body aches
- because you love me, now get some sleep
- I know ❤️ goodnight
- sweet dreams baby girl ❤️
I roll over, hug Mr Sinclair's jumper to my chest and doze off to sleep.
In the morning someone starts knocking loudly on the door. It's not even day light yet. I roll over and get up to answer the door. As soon I open the door there's a whistle going off. Talia starts groaning while Amy sleeps through the racket.
'Up, get dressed breakfast is at 7' miss sin shouts then walks away. What the heck! Why on earth does she need to blow a whistle!
Talia gets out of bed and goes to the toilet while I shake Amy awake. We all get dressed and head to the mess hall. The grass is damp so we stick to the path. Thankfully the fog lights are on so the path is well lit.
We go and get pancakes then sit down. I cover mine with sugar and honey. Amy has hers plain and Talia smothers hers with chocolate. We make idle conversation while we eat. It's nice.
'Right guys, settle down' Mr Sinclair shouts. The mess hall goes quiet then he starts speaking.
'Your team leaders are here. Please join your leaders for your first activity for today'.
I walk outside with Talia who's in my group. We line up in front of Colin. When we're all together Colin starts to explain what's happening
'this morning you'll be doing low ropes and A bridge exercise. You'll then have lunch in the wooded picnic area. After lunch you'll be doing high ropes then abseiling, let's go'
We follow Colin to the low ropes challenge.
'These planks of wood will help you to cross this course. Do not leave anyone behind. Help each other. This is a team exercise'.
'Harvey if you go at the front, then me, abby and April, ky at the rear' talia says.
'Yh I agree, we're not as strong as you guys are. Instead of struggling if us girls are in the middle it will be easier to get across' I say.
Harvey grabs a plank of wood and places it down, we climb onto the board ky passing the second board across.
'Don't drop the boards or you restart' Colin shouts over to us.
Harvey grabs the board then places it down across the two posts.
'Slide it over a little to the left or it's going to fall' ky shouts at Harvey.
'Alright give me a second'. As soon as it's in position we walk across the board. Ky grabs the board we just left and passes it along. We carry on with the same process until we get to a double roped arch.
'Now what do we do' Harvey asks exasperatedly.
'I have an idea, I don't know if it will work tho'
Well what is it Abby? April asks.
'Maybe instead of going longways we change the boards sideways. If the boards fit then we need to be quick getting onto the first board. We will have to go as a two. If we hold our arms out and hold hands we can keep each other from falling. We let go at the same time so the board is even so the next person can get on. Ky you'll pick up the board and place it down the other side'
'I think we should at least try, I don't see any other way to get across' Harvey says, agreeing.
My plan actually works for us.
We finish and we all have a group hug.
'I can't believe we did it' April squeals.
Colin walks over to us to congratulate us on completing the challenge.
'Right follow me' We all start walking further along the track.
We stop by two wooden poles with 3 ropes going across joining them. The ropes are up to my waist. Colin informs us about the task.
'For this challenge you will go need to go under, through then over the ropes. If you touch the ropes you start again'
'Right if we use the planks we can use them both to lift up the ropes. Two people hold the planks until everyone is through' ky instructs. Ky and Harvey set the planks and talia crawls underneath the grabs a plank, I follow suit then grab the other plank, April crawls through then ky and Harvey.
We pull the planks away.
'I think if we hold the planks horizontally and swap again on the other side we will be able to get through' I say. Harvey and ky grab the planks and slide them through the ropes so they're horizontally vertical. I step through then help talia and April. April grabs one plank and I grab the other. The boys climb through. Then we pull the planks away.
'How do we get over? It's to high to jump over' ky says pointing at the ropes.
'I don't know, anyone else got an idea?' I ask. April steps up.
'We need to do this carefully. If ky goes first his tall enough to help us girls down. So im thinking we should put the planks into an A. One up, one down. If we hold Harvey at the top he can pull the other plank over' our plan works and we're all over in no time.
'Well done guys, time for lunch, let's go' Colin calls. We walk to wooded picnic area and sit down at the wooden picnic tables.