Close friends, Amie and Amy.
Amie: camera shy?
The walkers.
Our first test of navigation.
Amy and Amie make some choices about routes.
Claire Greenwood: All smiles.
Tongues girls?
An abundance of Foxgloves.
Jonathan explains how lichen on the bark of
trees helps us to find North.
Pupils captured wildlife on their route.
Who can identify this wild specimen?
Jessica tries her hardest to "borrow" a horse.
ah, no luck, but a lovely horse!
Dan, Dom and Claire... they look the part.
We reach 'The Temple of the Winds.'
Pupils use trangias and gas for cooking a hot meal.
We were invaded by the paparazzi at lunchtime.
Jonathan demonstrates his new handsfree technique.
Rosie, Jessica and Amie in woodland.
oh no, paparazzi again....
We liked foxgloves.... good job, as they were everywhere.
Lots of ferns.
hmmm, not quite sure what this is, but looks interesting.
... someone is hungry.
Tree bark infested with wildlife.
Trees are usually quite resilient,
this one has given up I think.
Valewood Park: our final destination.
Grasses and interesting shapes made by tree trunks.
There was an abundance of rhododendrons.
We walked across this field to the finish.
Fields of grass, buttercups and dandelions.
Only a steep downhill section to go now.
Nearly there....
Monkey antics
Fabulous finish girls, well done!