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When A UK Activity Holiday Isn’t As Good As You Thought It Would Be
The other night my family and I were having a rare evening in together.It doesn’t happen as often as I would like, so when it does it’s good reason to have a laugh.
Later on this year my youngest daughter is off on a school trip to Spain and we were discussing how much we will all miss her – NOT.
It really got me thinking about my school days and in particular school trips, although they were never as glamorous as a trip to Spain.
However a UK short breaks trip was the limit of my very first (and last) school holiday when we visited Wales. Glamorous it wasn’t. As I recall we stayed in some dreadful caravans, which were stuck in the middle of nowhere and had no heating whatsoever. The company the school had booked the holiday with was dubbed as a UK activity holidays specialist. They have actually gone out of business now, and to be honest that doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. They didn’t have the vaguest idea about anything, and the activities they organised for us all were abysmal. We had to take part in canoeing on the lake and as part of this we had to learn how to turn our canoe over and bring it upright again. Now this itself was pretty rubbish, but it was the midst of January, so imagine how freezing cold the water was. We also had to participate in mountain climbing. With the mountains being covered in snow and ice, you can imagine how dangerous this was for us youngsters.
At least I can be confident that when my daughter goes to Spain the weather should be pretty decent. I am really praying that she doesn’t get up to too much mischief.
Whilst she is away on her holiday, it gives me a great opportunity to return to Wales for a short break. This time though I will not be staying in some damp and smelly caravan, holiday cottages Wales are my preferred choice of accommodation and I intend to book one with all the mod cons and enjoy all that Wales has to offer me.
Dec 30, 1994 Kevin Garnett playing in high school. RARE
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