Bobbejaanland!

We have just had a sunny and exhausting day in Belgium at the above mentioned theme park Bobbejaanland, named after a famous (in Belgium) country and western singer. It is a pleasant medium sized theme park, built round a lake, with a suitably "Wild West" theme although some rides do not seem to be quite appropriate to the Wild West, for example the King Kong ride. The King Kong ride was however quite good fun, as the big monkey picked up the cabin in his big plastic arms and gave us a shaking! My favourite ride was a water ride where you went round and round then down the centre - it was like going down a plug hole! I went on quite a few rides with the rest of the staff and all the pupils seemed to have a great day - no mishaps I'm glad to say. The fun was not yet over because after a hearty dinner at the hotel we went 10 pin bowling at 10 p.m. I'm usually a bit ambivalent about bowling because I get bored of it quite quickly, but the convivial company made it a very enjoyable experience. Davie is doing an excellent job of supporting the pupil with autism to whom he has been assigned. Now we are back at the hotel having a chat, so I will go back to join my colleagues.