By Ellis Hardy Level 3 Travel and Tourism
As part of Unit 3 - UK as
a Destination, we were required to organise a day trip to a rural destination.
The rural destination chosen was Go Ape in Moors Valley and the nearby town of
Lyndhurst.
We set off from college just
after nine o’clock in the morning. The majority of the journey went smoothly,
however, as we had to navigate our way there, things started to get interesting.
One individual (not naming any names!) accidentally cancelled the route on the
sat nav so we were heading in the wrong direction! Despite this we eventually
managed to get there in time… After a mad dash for the toilets!
We started with a safety
demonstration and were taught to ‘always stay attached!’ After being fitted
with our harnesses and ‘shaking with excitement’ we set off on the course. Many
ropes, nets and awkward stirrups that made us do the splits, lay ahead of us.
Despite these obstacles we all finished the course. However, not without flips,
trips and backflips!
Course leader Steven Read - Not quite the smooth landing he was hoping for!
Having been given our certificates
and brushed off all the mud, we set off for Lyndhurst. Upon arrival we walked
up the main road of the town where there were many shops, cafes and
restaurants. We stopped off for lunch to satisfy the enormous appetite we had
built up! We then headed for the tourist information centre and museum. Here we
picked up a few leaflets about the town and the surrounding area before we set
off home… completely exhausted!
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