Final day and heading home.... Mostly!

A great final days skiing and the kids looked fantastic with nearly everyone making on the red slopes... Such different people to when they began this adventure with some mean skiing skills!!!

We did have a little bit more drama than i usually like today...

Unfortunately Ben Sleath had a fall today and dislocated his shoulder and had to be evacuated by helicopter to the hospital! The good news is that is fine and in good spirits and has had a good chat to his mum too :-)

The bad news is that he cannot travel back on the coach and has to stay overnight in hospital but luckily he has me to keep him company!!! 

I have just waved off the main party who left on time to begin their journey across Europe under the direction of Mr Buck and the team who have a few spare seats to take up now! If all goes well they should hit Calais for a 7am ish crossing and expect to be back at HPS around 2pm tomrrow.

The team will keep me up to date with their progress and I will do the same for you by the blog.

Ben and I will be fine and will enjoy a night in comfy hospital beds and once the insurance folk get it all sorted we should fly back in the next day hopefully .

It is never nice to have an accident but they can happen when you are skiing and Ben like the rest of the gang has had a great week... the instructors, medical people and hospital were and are fantastic so Ben has been in safe and efficient hands... Plus he got to go in a helicopter!!! 

In collecting my thoughts as I head to Innsbruck all I can say is what a fantastic week and what a fantastic group... It has been a real pleasure to take the pupils on this trip which has been without doubt one of the best I have ever run and I'd take them all again given the chance.. They have been well behaved and worked really hard at their new skill.. They are a credit to each of their families and also the school.  I also cannot forgot the staff, Mr Buck, Miss Ball, Mrs Hanford and Mr Thompson... A fantastic team and we have had a real laugh at each other and with the kids this week.

Thanks also to the parents for allowing us to take your children away to a foreign country to experience the fantastic sport of skiing.. I am sure your children will have plenty to talk about and will be tapping you up for the trip next year!! Watch this space!!

That's all for now, I'll keep you posted on the main party progression as i hear from them.

Kris Cross

Taxi for Mr Sleath!

Off he goes 

Still smiling and munching away :-)

Fairwell to the bus

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