Day 3 – Afternoon and evening
The children were invited to take part in an Easter egg hunt around the village this afternoon. After an exhaustive search they had found a grand total of zero eggs. The organisers took pity on the children and gave them a small bag a sweets for trying hard. Shame faced, we trudged back to hotel after our less than stellar performance
Dinner
Starter – Carrot soup and bread
Main – Lasagne, garlic bread and salad.
Dessert – Pancakes or poached pears
Evening entertainment – The Quiz
I could write all night about the quiz this evening. In the end it was won by a team lead by Jessie with Rosemary, Jessica, Macy and Sarah. However, I think the following quotes will provide you with a flavour of the evening:
“Question one – Who is the president of America?”
“I know that one – it’s David Cameron!”
“No it’s not, he’s president of Pakistan!”
“Mr Britten, is there one or two z’s in abysmal?”
“I think you will find there aren’t any” said Mr Britten
“Question – Which is the highest mountain in the UK?”
“Answer – The white cliffs of Dover”
“Who gave instructions to his team of angels in the well-known TV and film series?”
“The answer was Charlie”
“Oh no – we put Jesus!”
“Question – How many countries border France?”
“That’s easy! There is a map on the wall!”
“Yes, but that is a map of America boys”
Skiers of the day
For excellent progress – Max
For a desire to improve technique – George
The “beret of shame”
Many, many candidates for the beret this evening. However, when you are told to never, ever, ever take off your skis after a fall and then take not one but both skis. The beret was given to Henry who managed to spend ten minutes putting his skis back on after breaking the first rule of falling
