Sooo on Friday the 27th of April about 30 TY's headed off to the great Kippure Estate in Co.Wicklow where a 25k Hike awaited us :)
We left Wolstans with full of excitement and enthusiasm! When we arrived we were sorted into our houses :) I was in Gryffindor House Number 5, along with 10 other girls :D We soon met our Instructors Darragh, Stephen and Wayne. We then headed off on our 13k hike for the first day :)
The hike was.. long.. very long.. and tiring kind of ,there was a lot of steep up hill walking on the Friday! Everyone was very chatty and eager to do the hike which in some way made it easier to get through! For some of us it was hard work but others flew up those mountains! :) Along our journey we got to sit down every now and again and snack but! one thing that was absolutely mind blowing was the scenery! WOW it was amazing! The view from the mountain was fantastic! Everything was sooo still and so peaceful it was definitely one of the most amazing thing that we got to experience! We also visited on of the tombs on the mountain which had a little passage way and we all got to go through and take lots and lots of pictures!
The walk back down wasn't so easy either :L There was a lot of falling and stumbling followed by lots of laughter and photos :)
As we walked back to our house from a 4 hour Hike there definitely was a sense of excitement and ... hmm FOOD? :D
Yesss we were absolutely buzzing! Everyone brought the food they wanted to devour in.. Things like Pizza, Chicken Dippers, Pasta, Waffles, Sweet Chili and Rice were among those that had been stuffed in the fridge and freezer :) We all sat around and ate up everything on the plates! We were hungry.. after all that walking, talking and hiking :)
After our meal it didn't stop there.. then we whipped out the chocolate, crisps, popcorn and coke... THE WHOLE LOT :D
As we settled down into the sofas and had the chats we decided that nothing could make this moment more special than watching HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL..... NUMBER 2!!!!! :D
Yes.. yes we did.. we a group of 16 year olds sat together.. in the sitting room and watched HSM <3 of course Miss Sarah herself entertained us with the dance moves :D Then we really were feeling cringy and watched Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (love) and then it didn't stop there .. then came Wild Child (sooo amazing)!!
Ohhh and i failed to mention by the second movie.. it was 3 o'clock...
Oh and we had to be up in a few hours!! ... :o
So when the third movie came along.. we had only 1 hour and a half before we had to get up and do a 12k hike ... WOOOOOOOP!
We woke up the next morning by the loud knock on the door at 8 ... Noooooo :(
We made breakfast and rushed to get out of the house for the rest our hike. We left at 9:10 and headed for "the more challenging" and tricky part of the mountain.
I thought out of the two days.. Saturday was harder.. It was more steep and mucky (that part was fun) but it was still a lot of fun. As we walked up through the mountains we had lost a lot of our energy and excitement from the lack of sleep. But still were very keen on completing our challenge :)
We ended the day with some fun activities with our group including; The Leap of Faith, Rock Climbing, Abseiling and lots more :) It was a great way to end the trip :)
Gaisce was one of the most amazing things I truly enjoyed in TY! :D I would definitely do it again :) It was a tough challenge but when complete a 25k Hike.. that's an achievement! I truly did feel soo happy I completed it. Not only was it a challenge it was also a lot of fun with everyone!!
Big thanks to Ms. H, Ms O'C and Mr K :D Had so much fun with them too! :D
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