Wednesday was spectacular in many ways, and especially
with the weather. The day started bright and sunny but within an hour, rain was
coming down in sheets. To the backdrop of thunder and lightning, rain-macs were
hastily produced in 2 designs using bin bags, hailstones turned the roads
icy and white like snow, and finally the sun came back hotter than any other
day in the week and the sun-cream police were out in force again!
The chair lift was closed due to adverse weather so we
went to German Lidl instead. The students had to find a new German word from
their mini shopping experience. Then the programme resumed as we headed off to
St Goar, to see the cuckoo clock capital of the world and to see Burg
Rheinfels, a castle spanning 15 football pitches in size. The students loved
exploring the mine caves and tunnels and hearing stories of the slaughterhouse,
dungeons and how they poured ‘biological waste’ over the ramparts to repel the
enemy!
The afternoon river cruise in the blazing sunshine was a
lovely way to end the day’s sightseeing but it was not the end of the day yet. After
dinner, 100 students assembled along the banks of the Rhein for the epic
champion of champions games event between coach C and D. Still not clear who
claimed victory but good fun was had by all.
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