Off we set, 
ready to face every challenge.

The first came as we turned off 
to follow the footpath by the River Pinn - nettles, brambles and mud.

Once we passed the fierce dogs 
and the aggressive geese 
there was the broken stile.

Then there was the field 
of young friendly cows.. 
a little too friendly, perhaps.

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Sorry, no pictures of the mud.  

Mr. Rutter had other things 
to think about!

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Eventually we got to Denham Deep Lock 
- is that the sun shining?

Later we returned to the lock for a talk.
The rain was back by now.

At last there was time for lunch.

Mrs Davonport certainly seems 
to have enjoyed hers!

Ah, the sun's shining again. Corra took us through a river study activity.

We all paid great attention since there were things we had to do ...

including working out the maths 
(yes, mental addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 
- and we got it right!)