Last week all the P5-7s went to spend three days at Galloway Activity Center (GAC) for their residential. We had to camp. for two nights. I guess it was a little fun but we had to share a tent with two other people, unless you were me i only had to share with one other person : )
On the first day it was all land sports/ activities
There was Archery and Laser tag. We all got split into two groups so there wasn’t too many people doing one thing at once. My group started at Archery, It was very strait forwards. We got split into even smaller teams for Archery. Our instructor the told us how to be safe with the bow and how to stand with it. He then said we needed arm protectors just in case the string came back and hit you on the arm (The arm protectors were old wet-suit arms…. He said he liked to recycle)! Once we were finished we then swapped and went onto doing Laser tag! All of us got split into two teams again… We followed one of the staff members into one of the rooms where you get equipped with your head band and Laser gun. >:D We then got leaded to our sides and then waited for the count down for when to start. I didn’t mention this but you have ten lives and you can only do head shots to get people out!
On the second day it was water sports
I cant fully remember what we did on the second day but I do know that we did paddle boarding! We were lead down to the water where all the paddle boards were. Then did some warm ups, got told the safety rules, how to paddle it, how to sit and then we got a partner. I am not keen on the water even though we had life jackets on…. my partner didn’t care about the water….. they constantly kept shaking the board. I did have a good time though. I would recommend going paddle boarding! 😀
On the last day we did a mix of sports/ activities ( I’m getting mixed up with the days)
We got split into groups again and I started the day with the water slide! It was amazing! We all had to get into the wet-suits again but I was having to much fun I didn’t mind them. Then it was rock climbing, I very much enjoy rock climbing I have had a lot of experience with it! Then we did the best thing THE 3G SWING! >:D…. I think most people enjoyed it except maybe a few people. The basic idea is there is a big swing like contraption. You are held onto a metal bar by a harness…. suspended in the air just by this thick metal clip and ring. you are then lifted in the air really high… and then you are let go so you swing in the air! After that we did dragon boat racing which was not fun what so ever, mostly because we were competing against another school but anyways… Trying to get your team in time with each other is HARD!
To sum everything up I had a lot of fun and it sucks it was my first and last residential here at holywood… Well here is some photos that people took while we were away:
