Stratus at field base

Yesterday was the first activity day of the adventure challenge. Here at field base we were still sitting in a cloud...
One of the challenges so far is for each group to successfully carry two (not hard boiled) eggs the whole way round the adventure challenge.

Charlie one have decided to call their eggs Meg and Neg and have made them a nice little house, Emma is currently egg day leader...

Above: Emma and Olivia, Meg and Neg

Yesterday we waved off Charlie 1 who went off on their first day of their trek. Last word from them was that they had reached their camp last night and were looking forward to their 17km trek today, and of course looking forward to porridge and rice bags yummy! Above: Charlie 1 off on their travels

When Echo 6 turned up and clouds lifted! We had a day full of glorious sunshine which Echo 6 used to complete their field based challenges, mural painting, an obstacle course with a tennis ball and pipes, the balloon games (getting ‘air particles’ from start to finish without touching them with your hands), minefield and nuclear waste (retrieving a container of ‘nuclear waste’ from the middle of an area without getting nuked by stepping in the area.

They all managed to completed the challenges in record time (they were the first group to do this part of the challenge!). We also interesting found out Echo 6 have been rather cunning with their egg carrying, after looking at their timetable they worked out that they start and finish in Anthony’s camp, rather than carry the eggs all the way round they have buried them in the camp to dig up on the last night!! Cunning! They only have to manage the short journey from Anthony’s camp...but will they make it!

Above: not getting nukedAbove: the balloon game
Above: the obstacle course

This morning we have all got up mega early to wave off Echo 6 for the start of their trek, walking in the path of Charlie 1. In other group news yesterday Charlie 2 managed to get to 63km of their cycle before the monsoon rain kicked in and they were forced to complete the rest by truck. A valiant effort in cloud cover from the group, especially Bianca, who has never officially learnt to ride a bike, she gave it a go and successfully completed parts of the challenge. Well done, it isn’t an easy ride by a long shot. It’s also Bianca’s birthday and the group managed to stop in Munnar for cake and a birthday lunch. So happy birthday Bianca. Today they will be kayaking at Lakeside (camp not shopping centre) which is what Charlie 3 were up to yesterday, today they will be at Anthony’ camp.

Charlie 4 will be returning to our life in a cloud at field base today to try and notce up those points with the field base games after spending a ‘survival night’ at Anthony’s camp last night. We can’t wait to see them! And lastly Echo 5 have already completed their long trek and are so super busy as they start again today with their cycle!