Bournemouth Talbot – Jurassic Coast

The clock had just turned 8.00 am when the first students entered the cafeteria at the Talbot campus. The students looked tired until we reminded them that today was not like any other day; today is the day for our adventure trip to the Jurassic Coast!

One hour and a half later twelve students and three members of staff took the bus, as well as the ferry, from Bournemouth to the Sandbanks in the beginning of the South Coast. Every one of us was happy to get off the bus and get into the nice water for a couple of hours. The sun was shining whilst some were swimming and playing in the water, others were sleeping on the beach or collecting sea shells.

When it was time for lunch we grabbed all of our things and continued with the bus to Swanage. This small city was very appreciated by our students. Not only due to the fantastic weather, but also because of the old English grocery shop we found. We were delighted to see our students laughing, talking and enjoying pieces of typical English sweets together in the sun. We also met one of the kind local persons from the small city. He offered his help with taking our group pictures (notice the plural; ALL of our students attacked him with their hi-tech cameras. So in the end he stood there with six cameras around each arm). Finally, he asked kindly if someone wanted to make a photo with his own camera portraying himself and all the girls so that his wife would believe him when he told her about today’s adventures.

After the small break and photo session we began to walk. First uphill, then the path was straightened out and we could feel the fresh breeze from the sea. When we got to the top we could not believe our eyes; the view was ever so fantastic! Sure, we had heard and read about them Old Harry Rocks over in Swanage, but never ever that we could have imagined what was in front of us at that point; completely white cliffs and the wonderful sea. The grass was greener than ever before and the sun was still shining as we looked down the 60 millions years old Harry Rocks (from a hundred metres fall).

We had our lunch at this incredible place, and rested our feet for a while before continuing our journey along the Jurassic Coast. We could tell that all of us were moved by the beautiful scenery since the two hours of walking felt like less than fifteen minutes!

After feeling like the hobbits from the movie Lord of the Rings we reached civilization once again, this time it took the shape of the Swanage Beach. After the long walk in the sun we were delighted to swim in the cool sea again.

The clock struck 18.30 and we got on another bus. This time the bus took us to our last and final stop; the Corfe Castle. We watched the old ruins from the once great castle, meanwhile the sun decided that enough was enough, and slowly started to descend.

After some running and chasing of the wrong bus we got on the right one which took us via Poole and Bournemouth City back to our home in Talbot. With tired feet, sun kissed faces and empty stomachs, we returned to the rest of the students and joined their Pasta Party in our IP Ocean at 21.30.With a newfound peace in mind we went to sleep, and dreamed of the Old Harry Rocks, the Sandbanks, the Swanage Beach and the Corfe Castle.

Last but not least, we would like to thank Anja, our amazing Trip Manager, for arranging this extra trip for us. The Adventure Trip along the Jurassic Coast is something that we’ll never forget about as long as we live.

Yours sincerely,
Sabina Pantzare

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Tags: Ausflug, Englisch, Fotos, Gut drauf, Meer, Relaxen, Spaß, Strand

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