The Final Arrivals!

206 finally arrived in Lourdes on the very last flight in... Nick took the prize for being the very last HCPT pilgrim to leave the airport! 

We had a very sunny first day as we learnt about the story of Lourdes and visited the Domain and Grotto for the first time. Gill and some of the VIPs even acted out part of the story! The prairie was filled with the colours of HCPT... although naturally we were one of the brightest. The games of pegging were already in full swing too; we have over 300 this year:

We then headed back to the hotel to get ready for the Pirates of the Caribbean concert, with us all leaving dressed as pirates. There was lots of dancing and singing along:

At the end, we were treated to a performance by former Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus who performed her hit "All This Time":

It was then early to bed after a VERY long day!