Iceland Day 5 and Home.
Our final day in Iceland was on Saturday, and we thought it remiss of us not to explore Hveragerdi, the ‘town’ in which was had been based during our stay. Having packed the coach,...
RESORT OF THE WEEK: Sunday River, USA
North American ski resorts have a special place in my heart, contributing to some of the skiing milestones throughout my life. My skiing journey began at the age of seven, when my family embarked on...
Day 7 Los Angeles
Up for breakfast at 8am in the Halloween themed breakfast room then back up to our rooms to pack and check out. 10am we were back on the bus and we were pleased to see Harold was our driver again!...
Las Vegas Day 2
Alarms were set for 8am for breakfast at 9am. We met by the pool at the hotel and all went to the breakfast room. Excellent choice of food: cereals, toast, fruit, yoghurt, eggs, sausage, potatoes,...
Day 3 Las Vegas
We woke this morning to an early alarm clock as today we were on our way to the Grand Canyon. The coach was due to leave the hotel at 8 am and so we had to have breakfast early and be ready to...
Day 4 Las Vegas
Yet another early morning start. Up for breakfast at 7am and we left for Death Valley at 7:30am. Drove out towards Pahrump which is about an hour outside LV. Stopped here to go to Walmart for 45...
Day 5 Las Vegas / Los Angeles
Up early again today ready for another pancake breakfast. Celebrations this morning as Mr W was turning the big 50!! Rival school had arrived from the UK so there was a rush for the pancake iron...
Day 6 Los Angeles
Woke up early in our new hotel rooms and went down for breakfast. The Kawada hotel doesn’t usually do breakfast but they put a breakfast on for us in our own exclusive area that was decorated...
Iceland Day 4
Our last full day of activities! Weather had caused many changes to the itinerary, so a cultural day in Reykjavik was planned. The Perlan (‘The Pearl’ in English) is a spectacular...
Iceland Day 3
The wind was howling, the sky was dark and looming. The countryside looked bleak this morning as we left the hotel and headed out on the Icelandic version of the M1- monotonous! Our...
RESORT OF THE WEEK: Arinsal, Andorra
The up and coming ski destination of Andorra is becoming increasingly popular with our school groups. Located between France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains, Andorra offers high altitude skiing...
Iceland Day 2
An eagerly awaited day 2 started with many bleary eyes, sleepy heads and disorganised souls. We made our way to the Thingvellir area – an hour on the coach, but extremely important in this...