Delphi 2009

On Wednesday 23rd of September, the Transition Year group departed from the school gate at 9.05 am. It was a long journey up to Delphi Mountain Resort in Mayo but we stopped in Galway for our lunch. We arrived there at 2.15pm and straight away we were told to get onto the Delphi bus which would take us to Clew Bay where we would surf. Most of us had never experienced surfing before so we were excited about it. The waves were very strong and only a few managed to stand up on the board. We all really enjoyed it.The next activity was the bog walk at night time. We set out on what we thought would be a peaceful stroll…. However by the end of the walk, most of the group were completely covered in muck from falling and jumping into bog holes. Two members of TY, who shall remain nameless, tackled each other and fell head first into a bog hole and got destroyed with muck. At the end of the walk, we jumped into a lake to try clean ourselves off a bit.The next day we went kayaking near Delphi resort. We had a great time. Most of us jumped off a pier at the start into the freezing water. We had races against each other in the kayaks and played games in the water with the instructors.
On our last day one group did rock climbing and the zip-wire and the other group did team tasks and the high ropes. The zip-wire, and the high ropes were the highlights of that day and everyone was glad they did it.We all had great fun at night, sneaking into each others rooms and just messing about in the conservatory. The craic was unbeatable and the trip really brought everyone closer and gave us more confidence to talk to people they wouldn’t normally be friends with. The activities were enjoyable and very well organised.We would like to thank Mrs Breda Maher and Ms Sarah Nolan for accompanying us on our trip.