What a great trip we had to London on 4th November! The children in Amazon and Zambezi Classes visited the Cutty Sark and National Maritime Museum to find out about the Great Explorers of the Age of Exploration, and what life was like aboard a sailing ship in the middle ages.
The children coped magnificently with the very, very early start (6am) and had fun on the coach journey down – they particularly loved the tunnel under the Thames. Once there, we split into two groups – one group had a workshop on board the Cutty Sark about life at sea, whilst the other group explored the magnificently interactive Maritime Museum. The children seemed to love the whole day —even lunch was a bit of an adventure because we were in the dry dock underneath the hull of the ship! They were fascinated by tales of weevils in ship’s biscuits, punishment and the ‘cat-o-nine-tails,’ and climbing the rigging in all weathers to furl and unfurl the sails.
Thank you parents for getting up so early and thank you to all the volunteers who came with us—we wouldn’t have been able to do it without you!
