The party, who share a common interest in aviation, are visiting us as part of a two week, UK wide vistit. The visiting cadets are from New Zealand, the USA, Canada, Turkey, Austria, Belgium and Ghana - a fair old mix.The aim of the programme is to foster international understanding, goodwill and friendship among young people and I certainly hope that Highland Hospitality will go a long way to meeting those aims.
On Sunday, after a relaxing morning, we plan to take them to the Caithness Highland Gathering in John O'Groats (a small games, but I am sure enjoyable none the less).
I don't believe a visit to Scotland is complete without visiting Orkney so a Maxi Day Trip to Orkney is scheduled for Monday including Skara Brae, the Standing Stones, the Churchill Barriers, Scapa Flow, the Italian Chapel and some time in both Stromness and Kirwall. Dinner will be provided in the Albert Hotel in Kirwall who, I have to say, were extremely helpful in organising a reasonably priced meal for 25 people.On Tuesday we are visiting the Castle of Mey and then letting our guests have some free time in the afternoon to recouperate and prepare for a more hectic time ahead. The Squadron are hosting a barbeque on Tuesday evening as a farewell before the party heads south on Wednesday morning.
I hope that both our guests and my own cadets, and their families, enjoy the experience. This is an opportunity that is available to our own cadets once they hit 16 years old. Of course, they don't do visits around the UK but they travel to one of the other countries to take part in a similiar activity. Hopefully, the visit will inspire them to apply for this opportunity!
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