Dan
MY CUBS WEEKEND TRIP TO SNOWDONIA – WITH R3P1C
On Friday 15th May 2015, I set off with the Knowle Apache Cub group for my first trip to Snowdonia. I had a special friend with me from Knowle Academy R3P1C ! It is year 4’s new project friend.
I felt excited to be finally going on the expedition the cubs have been talking about all year. We arrived in Wales and to our lodge at 10 pm that night we had drinks and chats in our dormitory and stayed up until midnight. R3P1C and I were sharing with 12 other cubs. I hope they don’t snore too loudly!
Saturday morning we went for our trek around Snowdonia, I took some photos of R3P1C but missed the photo opportunity of him with the wild sheep that we saw that morning! I have a few of him on the stones!
In the afternoon ‘Arete’ outdoor pursuits company took us Caving. We had to wear a safety helmet, life jacket and we took our torches. In the caves we saw Stalagmites (growing from the floor) and Stalactites (hanging from the ceiling). It was really cold.. cuddle up R3P1C!
We all went into an inflatable boat to sail across the water in the caves; it was so dark, cold and spooky! You could even see your own breath.
Those of us who were brave enough, were hooked up with harnesses to cross more water on the high wire. I zoomed across on the wire it was great fun! Unfortunately, Raksha’s wire hit the water and she fell in with a big splash! Luckily, she saw the funny side and laughed despite the cold and wet.
In the evening we went to a restaurant, R3P1C and I had a burger.. yummy!
Sunday, the intrepid exploring cubs went Gauge walking, we had to climb along the waterfalls and jump into a freezing lake. My feet were so cold… I think R3P1C is lucky being a robot at least he doesn’t have to feel these temperatures!!
It’s been an awesome cubs weekend……. long journey back home but looking forward to my bed.
