Geography Field Trip
On Tuesday 6th October twenty five AS Geographers and teaching staff jumped in the minibuses to make their way up the A5 to Snowdonia which is one of the annual trips for students of AS Geography.
We were braced for some awful weather: the forecast even included hail which would have been terrible during our walk around Cwm Idwal, where we studied the glacial landforms and processes in this beautiful and unique part of the Snowdonia National Park. Pupils were well equipped for bad weather but we dodged the worst of it and even had a spot of sunshine mixed in with occasional mist which gave the landscape an eerie but beautiful feel.
A few arêtes, diffluent cols and roche moutonees later and we were back in the minibus just in time for a wintery down-pour. This was very satisfying as we made our way to the comfort of our lodgings at the Plas Curig Bunkhouse, a very cosy and welcoming place to stay.
We then headed to Betws-y-Coed where, unbeknownst to us, all the chip shops close on a Tuesday! Thankfully, the local pub was able to cater for us at short notice and some pupils, who shall not be named, enjoyed two main meals! Clear signs that they had worked very hard that day!
The weather was less kind to us on Wednesday when our hopes for a break in the cloud on the summit of Snowdon were dashed! But pupils got a good sense of this wet and cold environment and were able to glimpse at some glacial troughs, ribbon lakes and corries on our way down via the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
Many thanks to Ms Wharton, Mr Keane and Mr Griffiths for their help making the trip a great success.
Mr D Bird
