Tomorrow morning I will be going with my class to Killin for camping week. This is something that each of the classes will do this term. I say that this is Camping Week I because I'll also be going with another class two weeks from now. I'm not sure yet if that makes me lucky or not.
So this week we will be doing it all. Everything from hiking, cycling, canoeing and river walking, to of course sleeping in tents, bbqing, and sitting around the campfire. It should be a lot of fun and I'm sure it will be a great experience to make with the children. It will be a different way of working with them so I look forward to that.
Well, I still have some packing and organizing to do before I'm ready so I'll have to leave you there until I return with photos.
Pray for sunshine a blue skies please!! Or at least not rain.
I wish you all great week!!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Saturday
Woke up at half 10. Stefan made me a nice breakfast including pancakes (even with strawberries!) eggs, baked beans, muffins, toast, donuts and fruit salad. Everything really. So nice.
After breakfast we drove to Loch Leven. Of course as soon as we arrived it began to rain. Thank you Scotland. Between the rain and the spray on our boat ride on the loch we were all drenched.
Looking out on Loch Leven. Check out those gray skies.
Boarding the taxi........for a three hour tour, a three hour tour.
Actually it was only a 30min ride to the castle on the island.
So the guys boarded first as you can see, and they took the last few seats under the shelter on the boat. David and Esther and I were left to sit exposed to all the spray coming over the bow of the boat. Oh man. By the time we reached the other shore I was soaked through and I thought it couldn't get worse but......
David messing around, Esther is not amused.
Much nicer.
Having some issues keeping my hair out of my face.
Trying to take a nice photo, too bad Simeon is in it.
The captain of our gallant, gallant ship.
Looking out from the castle.
Fact: Mary Queen of Scots was held captive in this castle before she was beheaded.
Oh no, trouble. Good thing he wasn't steering for much more than the time it took to take this photo.
......on our way back Esther and I managed to elbow our way into the sheltered area on the boat. Of course at that point it began raining again and it all came at an angle, soaking us more that on our way to the island. It was really un-believable.
But its good to have an adventure now and then.
After breakfast we drove to Loch Leven. Of course as soon as we arrived it began to rain. Thank you Scotland. Between the rain and the spray on our boat ride on the loch we were all drenched.
Looking out on Loch Leven. Check out those gray skies.
Boarding the taxi........for a three hour tour, a three hour tour.Actually it was only a 30min ride to the castle on the island.
So the guys boarded first as you can see, and they took the last few seats under the shelter on the boat. David and Esther and I were left to sit exposed to all the spray coming over the bow of the boat. Oh man. By the time we reached the other shore I was soaked through and I thought it couldn't get worse but......
David messing around, Esther is not amused.
Much nicer.
Having some issues keeping my hair out of my face.
Trying to take a nice photo, too bad Simeon is in it.
The captain of our gallant, gallant ship.
Looking out from the castle.Fact: Mary Queen of Scots was held captive in this castle before she was beheaded.
Oh no, trouble. Good thing he wasn't steering for much more than the time it took to take this photo.......on our way back Esther and I managed to elbow our way into the sheltered area on the boat. Of course at that point it began raining again and it all came at an angle, soaking us more that on our way to the island. It was really un-believable.
But its good to have an adventure now and then.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Horse Riding
Today I went horse riding with some of children from class for the first time. Clarification, it was my first time going, not theirs.
Every Thursday a group of children from class goes to the Activities School down the road for about a half hour session of horse riding. I have always been left behind to clean in the classroom with other children so I hadn't been before today. I was happy enough to stay behind and clean but I really enjoyed going today. It was great!
First of all I went along with one of our boys who hasn't been horse riding in a while and he was so glad to be going again it was really sweet. He was giddy with excitement, all smiles and playing shy with the ladies there working. It was real cute. They didn't ask me to walk with him alongside the horse like they do with some of the others, so I just watched from the side. It was wonderful to see how much he was enjoying it, especially when they were trotting around the ring! I think he even looked proud when he saw himself in the mirror sitting up on that horse. I really enjoyed watching him.
Then while I was standing there one of these old ladies working there invited me over to where she and a few others were chatting and having tea and coffee. So I joined them for a cup of coffee and chatted away the next several minutes with them. How fun! As I left one of them said to me "Give me a shout if you see around down in the village!" I'm such an old lady, I fit right in!
Every Thursday a group of children from class goes to the Activities School down the road for about a half hour session of horse riding. I have always been left behind to clean in the classroom with other children so I hadn't been before today. I was happy enough to stay behind and clean but I really enjoyed going today. It was great!
First of all I went along with one of our boys who hasn't been horse riding in a while and he was so glad to be going again it was really sweet. He was giddy with excitement, all smiles and playing shy with the ladies there working. It was real cute. They didn't ask me to walk with him alongside the horse like they do with some of the others, so I just watched from the side. It was wonderful to see how much he was enjoying it, especially when they were trotting around the ring! I think he even looked proud when he saw himself in the mirror sitting up on that horse. I really enjoyed watching him.
Then while I was standing there one of these old ladies working there invited me over to where she and a few others were chatting and having tea and coffee. So I joined them for a cup of coffee and chatted away the next several minutes with them. How fun! As I left one of them said to me "Give me a shout if you see around down in the village!" I'm such an old lady, I fit right in!
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