Learning to Sail...

Veronica looked forward all year to the week-long Year 9 trip to Poole, England. They left early on a Sunday morning in early July to make the long drive, which included their bus being loaded onto the Eurotunnel train. She was especially excited that she and five of her friends got to stay in an unsupervised holiday caravan while most of the students were in a hostel with the teachers. As part of the British national curriculum, the primary focus of the trip was to learn how to sail on four of the days. Here you see Veronica and her friend Emilie on a 2-passenger sailboat. They also sailed on 5-passenger boats with an instructor. One day they went kayaking and she got a turn at driving a power boat.In the evenings, there were a variety of activities including: watching a movie, visiting a water slide park, going bowling and going fishing. Poor Veronica was excited that she caught nine mackerels until she realized that they were going to be eaten, at which time she broke down crying. Despite that, she had a great week!