Sleeping on the Baronial floor

I am just settling down for the night on a sleeping mat on the floor of a small hall at Bonaly campsite. Its grand title of "The Baronial Hall" is certainly not appropriate but it does have a sink and an electric socket where we can plug in a kettle. I am not alone; four of my colleagues are scattered around the floor in their sleeping bags, and I know that one of them is reading because I can see her head torch moving about. It has been a long day, but the expedition has gone well. I cannot go into details for reasons of confidentiality but suffice it to say that some pupils walk much slower than others and I can only praise the patience and endurance of my colleagues! We had a good laugh over the pizza that we ordered in for tea. As we walked along on the north side of the Pentland Hills today I had plenty of time to appreciate the beauty of the countryside. There are lots of small reservoirs and hedgerows with lots of flowers beside them. After we rounded the end of the Torduff reservoir we went up a small hill from which we had tremendous views over Edinburgh; the pupils were impressed to be able to see Edinburgh Castle, Arthur's Seat and the Firth of Forth. And so to bed; the floor feels rather hard through my sleeping mat!