Jersey 2007
Saturday 25th August
Adventurous Activities – Day 1
Powerboating, Wakeboarding, Water Skiing, Jet Skiing and Abseiling
(and just sitting on a pontoon getting chucked in the channel for some leaders)
The weather again played havoc with our programme, this time for the better, some would argue. An absolute lack of wind, not even a fart was forcast therefore providing a problem for our planned BloKarting. On offer instead was sitting on a pontoon in the middle of nowhere in St Aubin’s Bay, we did get powerboat rides, jet ski rides, and attempts at water skiing and wakeboarding though…
We even discovered an amazing talent when Ben decided on his very first attempt at water skiing in his life he’d not only stand up but go 2 and a half times round the pontoon for the next 5 minutes in a jaw dropping display of water skiing skills. I was disapointed he didn’t attempt the triple somersualt pike backwards though… Still there’s always his second attempt.
The instructor was rather surprised too, “in his many years of teaching water skiing” comment.
Abseiling was no change, but a none the less pleasant surprise. Despite the leaders harping on about abseiling on real rocks on NoirMont (real rocks a rarity on the 62nd programme) we discovered we were actually abseiling down a lump of concrete, an old German concrete observation tower to be precise. Better than real rocks i think…
…cue some excellent photos.
