Day 1
When we arrived at Ullswater, it was already dark outside. Our teacher’s handed out our bags to us and then we were assigned to our group instructors. We got lead to our rooms then, shortly after we played games with our group in the courtyard because we didn’t have much time to do a proper activity. After dinner, we had hot chocolate and did a bit of writing.
Day 2
On the second day, we were woken up early in the morning to have breakfast and start our day. After breakfast, we went to the kit room and got all of our equipment for our first activity. We were provided with fleece tops and trousers to keep us warm. Secondly, we drove in minibus B to our destination, where we were going to start our walk. After a few minutes of walking, we stopped for lunch and listened to the peaceful raindrops clash into the lake. We got back into the minibus after our walk and drove back to the centre. After dinner, we set off on our last activity for the day, jog ‘n’ dip. The river was so cold, we felt like we had frostbite! Some people jumped into the river, but it was your choice (Nathalie was too scared to).
Day 3
In the morning, we got all of our essential needs for the gorge walk. When we climbed the waterfall, it was cold at first, but then we got used to it and we worked together to successfully climb it to the top! Our last activity for that day was orienteering in the dark and it was so scary!!!! We actually got lost on our way because of how dark it was outside! We all accidently went the wrong ways and split up.
Day 4
On day 4, we were woken up at 7:00 to have breakfast. We walked to the kit room to meet our group, then we got all of our equipment and we wore extra layers!!! We set off for our hill walk, it was very tiring. We walked up Hallin Fell and we stopped midway to have lunch. As soon as we came back, we had a shower and got ready for our last activity of the day! Then we had dinner before we went down to the woods to have a campfire! We roasted some marshmallows over the fire and they were so good!
Day 5 [LAST DAY]
Sadly, our amazing trip was over and we all had collected our certificates from our instructor. We had breakfast and then we got the necessary equipment for our second time doing the jog and dip! Some people didn’t do the jog and dip for a second time but the majority of our group did! After our activities, we said goodbye to the Ullswater staff, and hopped on the bus, ready to come back to school. We definitely enjoyed our stay at Ullswater and we hope that we can come again. Thank you Ullswater crew for helping us along our journey!