The 30 hour day!
The first meeting point was at 4.15 am in Malvern where we were whisked off to Heathrow by coach arriving in plenty of time to meet the rest of the group. After a quick stop for the first group photo we headed through passport control the started the 12 hour flight to Grand Cayman (via the Bahamas for a refuel stop).
By the time we landed it was already 10.30 pm in the UK but only mid-afternoon in the Cayman islands. We picked up our minibuses and set off - on what the pupils named the 'chicken -run' due to the sheer quantity of chickens that roam the island.
We arrived at the Comfort Suites hotel - check in was superbly smooth for such a large group and Emma Drake had kindly got hold of lots of fruit and snack bars because our bodies are likely to want breakfast at about 3 am Cayman time! So once everyone had taken a stash of goodies to their rooms we then went to 'Coconut Joe's' for a thoroughly deliciously meal - outdoors - until the heavens opened! We hurried indoors and as the meal finished a game of Uno commenced..... a very long game of Uno.......eventually we made it back to the hotel and after the instructions of ensuring that they are at breakfast for 7 am sharp, and bags packed and ready to go by 7.50 am the group have gone to bed......for some it is a full 24 hrs after getting up!
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