Carlingford :) excitment

Well the big build up to Carlingford has come and gone. I got up at 6am and met the rest of T.Y at the petrol station at 6:45 am. Lets just say I barely remember getting on the bus!!. We all said our goodbyes to our parents :). We arrived at Carlingford at 9am and went straight into activities. We had to like hike up this really steep hill to get to laser tag in our army overalls. I was so tired by the time we got up the hill I didn't think I was that unfit, hopefully that will change by the end of T.Y. In laser tag we had of hide behind barrels and wooden bars to stop the other team shooting us. It was a draw in the end !!!! ( The other team cheated :-D) we went back for lunch and then went to a challenge course where we took part in activities were we had to work as a group. My favourite activite hear was were we went into a metal shed and there was a maze in it, we all though we would get thtrough it in lie 5 minutes but it took over 25 minutes because it was pitch black. we finished up at the challenge course and went back for dinner. After dinner we went on a nightlink walk in the forest BLINDFOLDED, Would you not think this was too dangerous well i think everyone is with you we were petrified. I was really dark and off we went into the dark forest. There were leaders walking behind you to make sure you didnt fall but they kept rubbing there hands off yours to make it feel like there was something on your hands!!.When we got back to the hostel there was a singalong going on so we all had showers and joined in. When it was time to go to bed Mrs.L did a really good rap telling us it was time to go to bed:)

The next day we were up bright and early to have breakfast and then left for that horrible hill again. We all realised it was up that hill that everything happened!! Well we went up to Rock climbing and absailing. I was terrified  when i seen how high the wall was but off I went and climbed to the top. I have the bruises to prove it :)) There was a really long queue for absailing so i would have just left it but i wanted to take over my fears and I DID IT :) It was so scary looking down to everyone but you feel so good after accomplishing something hard. We had lunch after that and put on wellies and went off to orienting. It was really all uphill but we got through it. It involved walking up lots of hills and had to find a letter for every number, we finished first and got back by 3:50 pm. Everyone else didn't get back until 4:45pm. our group went to Candyford, the local sweet shop with everything you could everywish for. We ate and ate until we felt sick.

The Bus arrived and we left Carlingford buzzing with happiness. I think I can say on behalf of ALL of T.Y 2011-2012 Carlingford was AMAZING :) and we want to go back !!

Talk soon
Eimear x