A Day at the Beach - another episode from Holy Cross School
26 Jul 2010 03:44 pm
Today, we took 44 of the oldest children for the Father Ray Daycare centre to the beach situated in the naval military base. The drive from the Redemptorist centre to the beach was approximately 45 minutes but suprisingly none of the children needed to use the toilet during the journey.We were all squashed on to a minibus with two adults and three children on each seat for two. The journey was hot and uncomfortable but the children seemed too excited to really care. When we arrived we were given a tour of the military museum at the base which included a short video presentation. They really enjoyed looking at the various displays of weapons, uniforms and mock ups of different battles. Afterwards, everyone filled into a shuttle vehicle and a guide showed us round the base which consisted of a strip of beach, large green areas and a few buildings.
Finally, we were allowed to take the children to the beach after they had eaten their lunch. They were really excited and headed straight into the sea to play in the waves and with the rubber dingys we had brought with us. Some children decided to collect various shells some of which still had live sea life in them and by the end of the day we had a large collection of shells to take back with us. On the drive back most of the kids were so tired they just fell asleep in our laps. Even though it was very tiring everyone had a really good day and I think we will all remember it.