I too remember
the same trip and confess to being one of those
responsible for piling on the blankets (sorry
James). Roy Taylor was in his element on these
trips, buying bottles of cider to keep the troops
amused and organising midnight trips to the
graveyard having scared the sh*t out of us with
ghost stories beforehand. I particularly remember
one late night cross country walk when it was so
dark that we all joined hands to avoid getting
separated and walked round and round in circles
in a field getting more and more nervous.
Suddenly there was the strange sound of heavy
breathing close by and getting closer mixed with
the increasing whimpers of small boys wishing
they were at home in bed. Eventually we realised
it was a curious cow sniffing at our clothes,
though only seconds before a change of underpants
would have been required.
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