The day began with a trip to the beach. Our first insight in to Arran's wildlife came when we spotted a variety of bird life including swallows, wood pigeons, robin,wren, linnets, cormorant, oyster catchers. Our artistic skills were put to the test with the task of creating a piece of beach art better than the last groups (this was not quite the task!-Lucy) resulting in the formation of Bruce the Shark.
Ninety minutes of our hard graft had disappeared by the time we came back from lunch but it was okay because we had plenty to occupy us with the prospect of a big beach clean, using ltter pickers, gloves, and the motivation of the game "who can find the most random piece of litter". The day was topped off with a nice walk down the beach hoping the rain would abate. We almost got a bit of sun at the end of the day! Which was very rewarding, combined with the 13 bin bags full of litter we had collectively accumulated.
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| Initial stage... |
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| Finishing touches... |
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| Bruce the Great White Shark |
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| Team Bruce |
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| Hard at work cleaning the beach |
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| Proud litter pickers. |
Bruce the Shark
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| Kilmory Beach, next where we have been staying for the first part of our adventure. |
Today our adventure began in Glasgow Central Station. We met everyone and after an introduction we hopped on a train to Ardrossan Harbour where we caught a ferry to Brodick on the Isle of Arran, our home for the week.
An entertaining bus journey full of bumping into strangers took us to the Kilmory Bunk House where we spent the evening getting to know each other, sort of, bonding over Jake's cooking and Lucy's creative dessert. It has been a long day for everyone traveling and people have come from all parts of the UK. As we are all tired the evening has been quite calm and laid back.
A New Adventure
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After arriving at Glasgow Central Station we met up with the rest of our team. The team is made up of Lucy, Laura, Sophie, Jemima, Becky, Rachel Calum, Rory, John, Alex, Tom and Adil, with our leader Lucy. After a short train journey to Ardrossan Harbour and a choppy ferry ride to Brodick we arrived on Arran. A cramped bus trip allowed us to view the stunning scenery and took us to the Kilmory Hall Bunkhouse, our home for five days.
Following a short briefing, Lucy and Adil were left to cook a fantastic spag bol, as per the rota, while the rest of the group traveled down to the beach where we acquired a dog!
After the main course, naturally, we had a dessert, flan cake topped with squirty cream and fresh fruit. All in all an interesting day with a walk up Goatfell planned for tomorrow.
We hope you enjoy reading our blog.
Rory and Calum.
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| Kilmory Village Hall, in the South of Arran |
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| Flan Cakes! |
We hope you enjoy reading our blog.
Rory and Calum.
Arriving on Arran
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