On Monday, we arrived at the manor and started to settle in. The manor looked quite luxurious.
The duty group (group A) had to set up the tables and hand around the water. Afterwards we went out into the grounds for some team building activities. This included an assault course and lifting people over a tree. It was fun working together and helping each other.
After the afternoon's challenges, we had a dinner of fish fingers and beans. We all enjoyed this and felt replenished. The duty group handed out the dishes and helped clean up.
My favourite part of Monday was the evening activities where we did 5 different challenges and were judged on leadership, communication, enthusiasm, following the rules and completion of the task. The tasks included puzzles and cooperation games. Finally we settled into our rooms for a night's rest before another busy day.
- Oliver