Day 23- Rest day in Carlisle
Staying at Ratlingate Scout Campsite
HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLLIE!
It’s been a very special rest day today as it was Ollies birthday!
We started the day with a lie in which we all desperately needed! Once everyone was awake we headed outside as the girls had set Ollie a very special treasure hunt to give him his presents from them (a brilliant Wilby tradition). They did a fantastic job and Ollie utterly loved it even if we did all get rather wet in the rain!
We then headed into Carlisle in search of a gluten-free brunch which we found at Foxes Cafe Lounge. Ollie had requested a trip to the cinema with snacks to watch the latest Pixar film as his birthday treat which he really enjoyed. We had a wander round the toy shops of Carlisle, followed by a mandatory trip to the playground before heading home via the shops to grab some pizza for tea (which ended up mildly incinerated in the industrial oven!)
We were surprised and delighted to welcome David, the Chair of the Ratlingate team and his son Jamie. We had a good chat before we all got a birthday present as he took away our dirty laundry and washed it for us (we had taken it on a day trip to Carlisle today in the hope of a laundrette to no avail!)
Having figured out the projector, the younger ones settled down to watch Ghosts before birthday cake and bed. The older team serviced the bikes and repacked in preparation for tomorrows leg to Penrith!
