It was quite an educational trip! Apparently, around 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction. Not only for their pelts, but also for medicinal purposes! That's why when the explorers came to North America, beaver hunting was very popular. But thanks to some serious campaigning, the beaver has been
reintroduced to Scotland. Three families from Norway were brought to a Loch near Kilmartin. And now there's a little 'Beaver Detective Trail' that people can follow in order to spot a beaver! So what did we, 5 adults on a weekend away, do? We went beaver detecting of course! About an hour into the walk, we came across trees and branches that had been eaten away by beavers but were hindered from going any further by flooding which wiped out the path. We didn't get close to any beavers, but we did see some swimming away in the loch. Close enough!That night we also celebrated 'Guy Fawkes Night'. However many years ago it was, a man named Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Parlaiment building because he wanted to bring back Catholicism as the national religion. So ever year on November 5th, people set off fireworks and make bonfires to remember. Children are taught in school this saying about Guy Fawkes Night,
'Remember remember the 5th of November,
gun powder, treason, and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.'
gun powder, treason, and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.'
