Our first day back in KL has been an admin day. Teresa took one group and I the other on what only can be described as a complete tour of the city. We had previously asked our bus driver which bus station we needed to go to buy the next set of tickets. After walking for nearly forty minutes, asking three locals and standing in the middle of the street frequently, we stumbled upon what we thought was our bus station. Unfortunately, as with most locals, the bus driver had decided to guess an answer to our question rather than seem unhelpful. Another two hours later and numerous miles travelled we finally had the admin done and were back at the hostel.

Max has asked the question today 'whether it was possible to burn the skin on your legs?' - as his biology teacher for the last two years - I was slightly concerned whether I have done my job properly.

In the evening we went to a sailor themed restaurant. Three courses tonight and it has been very enjoyable to eat without the cast of 'life on earth' flying around you.

Yesterday was rafting day. The day did not start well with me getting stuck in a toilet cubicle. Fortunately, after a short time of panic I put my climbing skills into practice and scaled over the top of the door to the other side.

On arrival at the river the boys were divided into groups of four and let loose onto the course. It has been quite dry in Malaysia since we have arrived with only one torrential downpour since day one. Consequently the water level was a bit lower than expected and more rocky than usual. Ben M was our only fall out of the boat by accident but every one ended up in the river eventually after the numerous splashes, wars, take outs and dunkings. Poor Teresa tried her best to avoid this but could not manage to evade Colin's rugby tackle.

The boys have had a really good day and have come away with relatively minor grazes and bruises.
The bus journey home saw most have an afternoon nap apart from Sam, Ben f and Adam who have played multiple games of top trumps and cheat.

Just before dinner  Adam had his group money returned by the laundry woman as his group money fell out of his shorts just before they went though the washing machine! Lots of life lessons here.

AI am sure you are aware by now that we are getting a new leader and Teresa and I have just met him. We both feel he will be a better match for the boys. Thanks for all the messages. I will continue to keep passing them on to the boys.