Day On The Beach

 



A rainy, but beautiful, day on the beach. A great way to end an excellent trip.



A group of boys from Trinity and Lex Cath bought sleeveless white tee-shirts at the grocery... it didn't take long before they were ripped apart. 



Mrs. Beth Hunt spent time explaining the Bioinformatics 2nd Year Trip.


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