Glaitness Outdoor Education

P6 Group Activities on our Hoy Trip

In our group activities we did challenges. Our challenges were that our whole team had to walk on skis around an obstacle course. We had a piece of rope and blindfolds on and one member of our team had to talk to us to make a shape with the rope. Another challenge was when we had four wooden boxes and our whole team had to get to the finish line without falling of the boxes. The last one was when two people had to make a lego shape and had to describe it to the rest of the team and then they had to try and make it.

P6 Journey to Hoy

On 26th May our class went to Hoy for a trip. At school we were waiting for everyone to show up but Aaron didn’t come. Half of the class went on the bus to Waliwall we did three activities there. Then we went on the bus again to the boat. Hoy awaited us.

P6 Meals on our Hoy Trip

At Hoy we had tea at 7 o’clock.
To drink we had...
Blackcurrant juice.
For main course we had...
Mince & tatties.
For pudding we had...
Toffee sponge.
For supper we had...
Aero hot chocolate.
And then we went to bed.
The next day for
breakfast we had...
Toast & cereal.
Lunch...
Crisps nutrigrain bars
Sandwiches & fruit

P6 Orienteering on our Hoy Trip

First we went around the Hoy Hostel with a map and pictures. We had to mark where the pictures showed. Then we got a map of Hoy and a question sheet. The answers were marked on the map. We had to walk to answer the questions. It was fun walking about.

P6 Kayaking on our Hoy Trip

The kayaking in Walliwall quarry was awsome,  most of us had never done it before. Three people capsisized but luckilly they had a change of clothes. Half way through the kayaking we all joined hands and one at a time we rubbed our noses with the kayak . Some of us got wet. The quarry was at least 30 feet deep.

P6 Abseilling on our Hoy Trip

On Monday we went abseiling at Scapa. We abseiled down a high cliff. It was cool at the bottom because we had to do different challenges.

P6 Journey Home from our Hoy Trip.

From the hostel to the boat it was a ten minute walk. When we got on the boat we put our luggage down and went in the cabin and  sat down.  The boat home was about fifteen to twenty minutes.  Everyone was feeling a bit homesick and tired.

P6 Hostel on our Hoy Trip

The bedrooms were all the same but they were very nice. There was a hall which we ate our dinner and supper in. Outside there was a large area where we did group work and orienteering. A lounge near the hall was a great place to relax. We watched TV here till we had to go to bed.

P6 Canoeing Hoy Trip

In canoeing we were in a double canoe so we had to work as a team. We had a race from one side of the quarry to the other. There was also a game where we had to collect the animals we were supposed to.

P6 Walk to Old Man of Hoy

The walk to the Old Man of Hoy was quite steep and tiring. When we saw the Old Man of Hoy there were birds flying everywhere. We saw one puffin flying from the Old Man of Hoy. It was hard to see but we all saw it. It was fun when we got problems to solve on the way back.