There were many wet eyes as the trip party left school. Mothers kissed their little boys and girls goodbye and waved forlornly as the engine started and the coach pulled away. Would the youngsters cope for a whole weekend without parents and Gameboys and Walkmans? Certainly it seemed that they might: as the parents wept the children cheered and within minutes they were tucking into the seemingly endless supplies of sweets they had stored away in pockets and bags.The bright sun beat down the roads were clear and green and mysterious hills were on the horizon