Fond Memories of a Childhood UK Activity Holiday – NOT!

A few evenings ago my family and I were spending a rare night in together.It’s not a usual occurrence, so when it does happen we do like to have a bit of a laugh.

In a few months time my daughter is off to Spain on a school trip and we were all talking about how much she will be missed whilst she is away – 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. 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. They have actually gone bust now but in all honesty it wasn’t much of a surprise to me. 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. This was terrible as the mountains were covered in snow and ice and it was really dangerous and scary.

At least I know that for her trip to Spain it should be nice and warm. I just hope she doesn’t get up 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.