Delphi Adventure Centre

 

It was a cold September morning in Heuston Station, and  the calm that filled the air was to be broken by the sound of sixty or so Oatlands Transition year students as they filed onto a train heading for Westport . Everyone was in high spirits as the promise of an Adventure Centre for three days was something to look forward to.

And what was there not to love? The beautiful scenic views, the calm surreal setting, not to mention kayaking, surfing, canoeing, rock climbing ,archery , an array of team activities and of course ziplining!!!

Spirits could not be broken even when bog walking through the remnants of sheep and other animals claimed by the bog. There was a vast array of (colourful) Oatlands songs to be heard as we marched down through the forest.

Overall a fantastic trip that will not be easily forgotten. My only wish is that we had stayed longer.

Set in the beautiful Delphi valley on the coast of Mayo, Delphi adventure centre is ideally situated for a perfect week away.

Upon arriving in Delphi we were greeted by the friendly and helpful staff and the warm smell of chicken soup for lunch. Then we were straight into the activities which for me meant kayaking. This was one of the best parts of the trip because as well as kayaking we went pier jumping. When we got back from our activity we had an hour to ourselves, and then dinner.

We were told to be in bed by 10.30 and asleep by 11.

We were woken at 8, had breakfast at 8.30 and then the day followed the same pattern as the day before for the next 2 days. During this time we went surfing, rock climbing (indoor and outdoor) and canoeing. We also went on a night time hill walk and we did archery and team tasks.

 On Friday we had another activity, an early lunch and then headed back to Dublin.

 In summary Delphi was brilliant and I would go back