Monday, 23 May 2011

Day 1 - At the trenches (14:20)

We drove through a gorgeous tree-lined road off the motorway to visit
the Canadian site of Vimy Ridge. We all left the coach, and wandered
through the trenches where so many soldiers lost their lives in WWI.

After a short break, we were back on the coach again, and on our way
to the Chateau. It was a calmer, more subdued atmosphere on the coach,
and eyelids began to droop. Mainly adults', but some children, too.
And it didn't take long before we were playing 'Are we nearly there?'.
A few children tried to mix it up and trick me by changing it to 'How
many more minutes' but I could tell it was the same game, really.

After all the excitement of our journey, I'm sure we'll all go to bed
early tonight and sleep all the way till our alarms wake us for
breakfast tomorrow morning. it is a day for firsts, after all...