The youngsters try to keep warm in the marquee with all their provisions to hand.
There we were on the A9, 14 of us in a mini-bus, heading back home to Arran, hauling a trailer full of bikes, tents, camping kit and all we needed to survive the Strathpuffer 24- hour mountain bike endurance race.
Eleven pupils from Arran High and three adult supervisors, only one of whom had slept in a bed the night before. Exhausted, absolutely exhausted.