Some of us set off at 1.30am from the North of England, closely followed by a 3.30, 6.30, 9.30 and then a pick up at Gatwick airport. Girls in various states of sleep got on the bus and either went straight back to sleep or were wide awake!
The general level of excitement has built as the day has gone on, the noise level risen and ended in singing along to DVD - won't name which one except to say it involves the cold!!!
The Euro Tunnel was something new for a lot of the Brownies and this was the view from the front of the coach as we headed onto the train.
had a bit of time to kill before our train so all the Brownies visited the park and started a mini conga - does this count towards the Big Brownie Birthday Challenge??
Once we arrived at Le Chateau d'Ebblingham we unloaded the coach and headed to find our rooms, then it was tea time. Fish and chips were on the menu for tea followed by ice cream.
We then had some active games that helped everyone get to know each other. The girls really enjoyed the games even if it meant being very silly! We have learnt this evening that we have a Commonwealth Baton Relay Bearer in our midst and someone who has kissed Eric Clapton - I'm sure as the weekend goes on we will learn more about each other.
Maggie wins the smile award today, she wasn't very well on the coach (I'll spare the details) but the smile we got when we went to help her was absolutely amazing. Lucy wins the best hat award.
Well all is quiet and I'm sat with several leaders who are reflecting on the day - their summary is - how many hours have we been up, Guiding is fantastic, looking forward to tomorrow, good to see girls from different arrives mixing together, Scottish hot chocolate and looking forward to my bed!
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