When A UK Activity Holiday Isn’t All It Should Be
My daughter is off on a school trip to Spain later on in the year and we were talking about how much we will miss her – NOT.
Anyway, it got me thinking back to my youth and although my school trips didn’t go anywhere like Spain, they were an important part of the growing up process.
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. We actually stayed in some God awful caravans in the middle of nowhere and all I can remember is how cold it was. The company the school had booked the holiday with was dubbed as a UK activity holidays specialist. I found out recently that they have now gone out of business, but it really doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. They had absolutely no idea about anything, and the activities they planned for us all were atrocious. 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 in itself is pretty awful, but as it was January, can you imagine how freezing the water was. We also had to have a go at 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.
