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On Sunday 21 July 40 sleepy year 8 and 9 pupils from BRGS,
accompanied by 5 adults (Miss Johnson, Mr. Baird and their partners,
as well as Mr. Piggot) set off on a 27 hour journey to Hveres,
south-France for a full week of watersports. Thanks to the teachers'
well thought up sports quiz and the films we brought, the coach
journey was as entertaining as possible. Still, we were glad to
arrive the next morning, only to be told we had a swim test after
breakfast!
This ‘test’ turned out to be a few hours of fooling
around in the sea, whilst the staff at the campsite sorted out
our cases. We were very grateful for in the heat (it was about
35 degrees C!), and of course we had plenty of fun. That afternoon
we started the actual watersports that we would be doing during
our stay. These included, long boats - Pat still owes me sweets
from that one! -Windsurfing, Sit-on kayaks Catamarans, Sailing
and of course the banana boat!
We also went on two day excursions, one to an island, where we
went snorkeling, ate ‘the best ice cream in France’
and sunbathed.... and walked! The other was a full day of fun
in Aqualand, plus a little shopping in Toys’r’us afterwards.
When it turned dark, well darker, the staff at our site organized
things for us to. These activities ranged from quizzes and talent
shows to a walk to the nearby town and to an excursion to St Tropez
And of course not forgetting our year 9 boys and Judd Bamford
dressing up as girls for the night... we think they enjoyed that
a little too much!
After the early evening fun we went down to the disco/bar/pizza
place on the campsite to relax and get bitten by the mozzies before
going to bed for the night.
And so for 7 days we had non-stop fun, in the sunshine and water
all day, ‘learning’ how to do things safely with the
instructors, though most of the girls were a little too preoccupied
with the sailing instructor Harry! We also spent as much time
on the beach as we could playing with 'ming dog’ and the
bat and ball Mr. Baird bought, the water was rather cold
and
full of ming (dry seaweed) and whenever we were in the water
we had to wear a B.A (buoyancy aid).
Of course every holiday has to have its annoying parts:
we had to constantly wear shoes, both in and out of the water,
and had to number off every time
we went somewhere. Also Miss Johnson was constantly reminding
us to wear sun cream, though I remember she got rather burnt!
After all this it’s not surprising we were sorry to leave
on the next Sunday. We had all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with
only one or two cases of burns, sunstroke, cut feet from lack
of shoes and of course Tom Raveglia and his twisted thumb from
a boxing match. We all managed to make new friends on this trip,
from our school as well as some boys from an all boys' school
down in Gloucester, and of course get some nice suntans.
I’m sure everyone who went to France would like to thank
the PE department for organizing the trip. We had a great time!
Article by Kirsty Preston
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