+6°~-3°C, calm hi high-pressure sets in.

Same start as last year with similar weather, cold dry and frost predicted. I’ve been give permission to camp in he school grounds which solves two problems: the campsite is 7 miles away and is likely – waterlogged.

d1: been here before, and familiarity brings some ease. We have toe groups to take through a classroom based training booklet. The kids are delightful and eager. One of the girls is the younger sister of one from last year, she even texted to check, and Flo’ said I was the best one. Wooo! This group declared themselves “massive Miranda fans”. That meant catchphrases from the show sometimes, bare with, bare with!

Overnight, I planned to camp but given the chance to bed down in some kind of annex, I took it. With some time to kill, I did another page in the A5 sketchbook.

Day two, a Sunday. More classroom training but with added trips outside. I showed them how to put up a tent and finished the syllabus.

The centre manager wants instructors to have the same groups on practice in march. I’m only on the reserve lists so sadly…..

Latest: I’m on! I’ve been moved off reserve and will now work with both groups in march.