| Wednesday
June 11th
After a leisurely breakfast
the two groups got ready for the day. Coach A were to go sailing
in the morning and shopping in the afternoon. Coach B did the reverse.
The sailors put on waterproof
jackets and trousers and then life jackets over the top. There were
groups of eight and twelve children. Each group got into their safety
boat and sailed to the sailing boats. The instructors taught the
children in 'franglais' what to do. There were either two or three
people in a boat, depending on the size of the boat.
To start with the children
sailed from flag to flag so that they could gain confidence. The
morning sail was very calm and took place in the inner bay. The
morning sailors then transferred back to the safety boat and had
a tour of the harbour. They saw jellyfish in the water and limpets,
barnacles and oysters on the harbour wall.
The afternoon sailors took
the full benefit of the developing breeze and sailed out and around
a light tower.
Both groups had the opportunity
to shop at the Hypermarkets at some point in the day. Pocket money
was spent and different things were bought; clothes, sweets, postcards,
sweets, flip-flops and sweets.
This evening was spent by
a short walk up through town to the sandy beach on the other side
of town. Games were again played as well as a chance to relax and
take in the beautiful setting sun.
Children's comments
Matthew "Today was really
fun, I especially liked going out to the open sea although we capsized
twice. This day has definitely been the best so far."
Beth "Great fun and
worth getting soaked!"
Felicity "Today was
great fun, it encouraged me to go sailing again."
Ciaran "I think Rowan and I did extremely well for our first
time."
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