We met at Shotover on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Splitting into two halves, one group laid a flour trail for the others who played games on the big field before following ten minutes later. They were hot on our heels and we only just managed to hide before they found us. Then we swapped around and they laid a trail - over hill, down dale, and definitely into bog. We trailed them through the wettest, muddiest spots of Shotover, with many a casualty of shoe and welly boot. Luckily no-one brought a camera because Julie fell backwards full length into the mud (whilst heroically trying to rescue stranded Elfins), generously providing the children with the highlight of their day.Muddy, damp and bedraggled, we repaired to the sandpit for cocoa and biscuits. Then we made shelters and wooden boats in the woods.
Finally we trouped back to the big field at the top for an energetic game of Capture the Flag.
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