Summer Camp Ardèche, France
The day of rest
A beautiful morning greeted the camp, with a cool northerly breeze accompanying our Sunday lie-in. And now we are ready for action! Today is a day campers are given the freedom to decide how they would like to spend it, with Your Choice!
Campers were asked which of the five activities they would be keen to partake in, for a morning and afternoon session. Activity choices included Kayak, Caving, Sports, Mountain Biking and Theatre Sports. They swapped out for the session post lunch, where the Les Francais group also joined into an afternoon activity.
Kayak saw paddlers experience a different type of downriver travel to canoeing, in a single person boat with two blade paddles. Games were played, new paddle strokes taught, all in a cruise down the beautiful Ardeche river.
For those who last weeks underground experience was not enough, headed to a Cave a short distance away from camp, to undergo fun rock climbing and abseiling beneath the depths of the earth.
The Sports activity was an all girl affair in the morning, consisting of yoga and some acrobatics alongside the river and a game of the French game, petanque. In the afternoon the group was entertained by a collection of theatrical and physical games. Exercises of imitation and tableaux, and tactic and speed, kept all involved laughing throughout the afternoon, before heading for a swim.
Mountain Biking took campers on a much more challenging and arduous track than last week. But having conquered the 45minute ascent, the bikers rocketed downhill (with only a minor spill from Felix, who is still standing strong), and felt a great sense of achievement.
The Les Francais group enjoyed their daily morning lesson with Pauline, mixed in with some games, and a lesson in cooking crepes, with help from our very own chef, Andrew. Delicious!
Overall, Your Choice allows a more chilled out schedule for our campers, as it has been a VERY busy and comprehensive week. The campers were pleased with being given the option to choose an activity, and even more so with the surprise evening activity - Go Karting! The speedsters sang all the way back to camp, ready for another week of fun!
- Breakfast: Cereal, bread & fruit
- Lunch: Baguette, salad, meat & cheese
- Dinner: Hamburgers, potato, salad & icecream
- Subject to change. Vegetarian options always available.
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Latest photos from Ardèche, France
- Kayaking
- Caving
- Mountain Biking
- Sport and Games
