I loved taking my school children on camp
in New Zealand. The bus would drop us at the Governor’s Bay hills just outside
Christchurch, and we’d follow a track downhill to our campsite. We’d have a busy two days and then, before
returning, I'd ask the children to reflect on their time away. They had to
complete a list of defining moments. These were experiences that crossed a
range of emotions - the scariest, the most amusing, even the most
delicious. They were always good to read
and, when shared back at school, would make us all smile as we relived some of
our experiences.
I’ve just spent two days with some friends on
a farm a little way out of Hofuf. Like my children at camp, we covered a lot of
ground in two days. Among other things, we visited an old fort, a souk, a
museum, a cultural centre, a traditional pottery and the Hofuf caves.
