A trip to Balloch and a dip in Loch Lomond!

Bridgeton families and one family from Whiteinch too – two buses of us, we all set off to Balloch Country park!

We parked high up at the top of the hill and first we set off all the way down to Loch Lomond shore! WHERE there is the most fantastic adventure playground.

We all had amazing play swinging on the giant Rope Dragon, climbing on the big ship, swinging on giant tyre swings, spinning on the merry-go-round AND flying along the wire on the Flying Fox!

Then we all ran down to the shore of the Loch and for many a paddle turned into a bit of a swim & a wade – some of us in all our clothes! (but luckily the Mums had brought lots of extra clothes!).

Then we all climbed and ran back up the hill to have our lovely Picnic inside the secret tree canopy!

We sat on the groundsheet & tucked into bread and eggs and cheese & fruit and Lina’s delicious aubergine dish & the yummy coleslaw Ghada had brought. They had also brought delicious Sudanese tea with cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and sugar and coffee with ginger cardamom and sugar! So yummy – Arafa said – “This is the life! food and friends in a lovely place – so happy!”. Taz made hot chocolate for all the children and then they had a brilliant time climbing up into the trees!

On the way back we had fun on the bus – if you take a wee bag of fun with you any trip becomes entertaining – we drew and read books, we played Snap and also we practiced some magic tricks with a wee pebble from the Loch! What fun things would you pack in your Bag of Fun??