Elliot arrived in Cape Town, 24 hours after leaving the house. They are only 1 hour ahead of us in the UK, so the big flight was essentially through the night (almost 11 hours).
Rather frustratingly, he was awarded a centre seat with little legroom so apparently did not get a great deal of sleep. That and the fact that they went straight into a South African rugby training session was a winner 🙂
Anyway, says he has had a great first day and managed to get a little sunburn on his neck – dipstick
5am and Elliot us in the school hall with his team mates, all of which look extremely subdued.
Today is a looong day with over 6hours layover in Munich as they make their way to Cape Town for a 10 day long tour of South Africa with the school Rugby (and Netball) Team
It seems to have come round awfully quickly but they seem largely ready for 10 incredible days of exploration and fun. There might be some rugby mixed in it too 🙂
We look forward to hearing all about it upon their return as we are not expecting much while they are away.
Have a great time kids and we look forward to hearing and seeing it all when you return.
Today is the first day of 9 days of Mock examination for Elliot. He has done his prep and we hope is as ready as he can be .
Good luck Elliot – relax, read each question over and over until you feel you have a good understanding before thinking about how to approach it.
You have got this !
With over 5 hours difference, the boys are both home and sleeping tight 🙂 They have both seemingly had a great time and have different stories of laughter and of ski experiences.
Oliver has missed his parents and Elliot seemingly has an understanding of the frustration of others not wishing to get out of bed in the mornings 🙂
We have of course missed them dearly and are very pleased that they are safely home. It is great that they have truly enjoyed the experience and Simon is delighted that they would go again – although the stories do tend to suggest that they are both way better skiers than he is 😬⛷️⛷️
Is what we are receiving from the boys in Italy most of the time.
we did receive the following message yesterday – “i’ve had a huge crash this morning which has given me a head injury”
The detail took approximately 10 minutes to get – it was a small fall with a long barrel roll which resulted in a small headache.
Anyway, all joking aside the boys do appear to be having a cracking time – with only a couple of falls so far – the result of being slightly over confident.