So today, we went to Castleton. It is a really nice place to go to, with so much greenery, so peaceful and quiet community, it is like a place where I only get to see in dreams. It was like a dream come true to ever walk in such a beautiful place.
We split into two groups the moment we reached the area. I was allocated into group 1. Alongside the leaders of the trip and the help of a local volunteer, our adventure began.
The first place we visited was the chocolate factory there. It was really an awesome experience as it is a really small factory, one man making the chocolates with his hands instead of machinery. This is rarely seen as everything is so automated nowadays, even the food we eat are mostly machine processed.
The chocolates that were made are really really tasty, never tasting anything like this before. Plus there was a history lesson on chocolates, where they originated from and how they have evolved from when its first created to now.
After the factory, we took a hike up into one of the roads up at the side of the hill. My poor memory prevented me from remembering the road's name, but I know its a road that is constantly moving due to the land, causing cracks to appear everywhere, like it had just survived an earthquake. We too saw a plant with white foam like things around it. It was actually a bug that is called frog hopper if I remember correctly. It was said that when the bug is born, the adult bug surrounds it with its own spit (the white foam) to protect the bug against the harsh cold and hot weather depending on the season.
The second place we visited is a trip down into a cavern that is filled with Blue John, a type of rock that is beautiful with shades of yellow and blue. I was really fascinated by the exploration as I for one love caves. It gives me the excitement of something might be lurking within unexplored parts, another adventure awaiting me within the cave. It was also extremely beautiful and well maintained, with many parts we get to see and take photos of.
After which we went to the gift shop and bought a few stuff. One of the rocks which I bought for myself was the amethyst. This purple crystal rock is my favorite rock partly because I like purple. But most importantly, it gives me a strange feeling, a feeling of purity, unknown and elegance within. Its hard to describe but its something that inspires me in general.
When its all over, we went back to Sheffield to have our dinner. I shared the fish with my teacher as he just came back with another group that splintered off before dinner for some fun at the carnival. I too had some vegetarian lasagna. It was really delicious and absolutely fabulous. I remember when I first knew about lasagna was through the Garfield show, and ever since I love eating lasagna.
I went to wash my clothes after dinner, but this is where the fun part began. We washed our clothes, accidentally adding to much detergent causing some clothes to still be soapy and then realized we have overspent on washing and there was not enough left for drying. So we went around, getting help from a trusted friend Aaron to help us top up the card so we may do the drying. The best part was the dryer did not dry the clothes. I was told it was due to the dirt covering some part of the dryer and I should have removed it first. Now that I know, I guess next time I wash I know what to do, as they say, once bitten twice shy,
So that's all for today's post, extremely interesting and fun. But tomorrow has an awesome plan coming up, so I would not stay up too late. Let you guys know tomorrow :D See you all in the next post :D
Winters
Edit (21 June 2016)
As an update to this post, I actually had black pudding for breakfast :D Really tasty and really enjoyable. I really enjoyed eating it :D
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