Mudslide!.....

Well, it turns out that after we couldn't get permission - council, developer or otherwise - to actually *hold* a mudslide, we had to resort to a giant waterslide:


The Fire Service came and put a pump into the stream to start the fun gushing, and when they were calling for volunteers to test the route of the slide, L9 was the first to disrobe and give it a go:



The 200+ kids had an absolute ball, and the slide had to be repaired a total of three times over the four hours!







L4 took a l-o-n-g time to get his courage up, but when he finally decided to give it a go, he was unstoppable:





To continue the wet and wild theme there was also "Sumo Wrestling" - complete with dishwashing liquid to help you keep your footing - NOT!:






And there was also the Horizontal Bungee - trying to s-t-r-e-t-c-h yourself to grab the lollipop before you are bounced right back to whence you came:











And there was the Water Transfer game - 15 cups along a length of rope that goes round corners and up and down valleys - you need to pour the water from one cup to the next along the series and see how much you have left at the end: