Summer Camp Ardèche, France
Thursday Choice Extravaganza!
Day 4 of summer at the Ardeche is well underway - the costumes are out, the tunes are blasting, and everything is swinging into gear!
After a slow wakeup and a good breakfast, the teams dispersed into their various chosen activities. Those who picked caving began their day by paddling across the Ardeche from our campsite so that they could hike to two very large dry caves and spent the day exploring. In the first cave, they played hide and seek, sardines, and had a treasure hunt, while in the second cave they saw authentic paleolithic etchings, the remains of neolithic pottery, labyrinths, and more! The canoers spent an awesome day on the river paddling, cliffjumping, swimming, dancing, and playing a titanic game of Canadian River Hockey. The climbers went to Mazet, where they spent most of their day conquering new routes on the crag, In the afternoon, they went to the river for a swim and a cliffjump - and ended up setting up their slackline across the river! The campers could try their luck walking the tightrope-esque arrangement, and if they fell, they fell into the river. It was so popular that all of the locals started asking if they could use it!
The French Language students spent their morning studying, and in the afternoon went to the Chauvet Cave that the others went to yesterday - they were lucky enough to have a tour just for them, so had plenty of time for questions and curiosities. The tour was in french but they could ask questions in English, to ensure full comprehension.
So. the various teams returned to camp all stoked on their days! Free time was used by many to call home or to chill in the hammocks reading books, before meeting for a delicious meal of cod crumbed with lemon and pepper. After dinner, everyone lined up to receive their Village Camps shirts in preparation for the Avignon trip tomorrow, and are now in the midst of a giant full-camp water fight - check out the pictures!
Tomorrow, we have a day trip to Avignon, spending the morning in the old town and the afternoon at the waterpark. With the predicted 37 degree heat, the water will be a welcome addition to the trip!
- Breakfast: Cereals, fresh fruits, yoghurt, bread
- Lunch: Wraps with a selection of meats, cheeses, and salads
- Dinner: Roasted cod with breadcrumbs, lemon, and pepper. Greek salad, lentil salad, green salad. Selection of olives, pickles, oils and breads.
- Subject to change. Vegetarian options always available.
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Latest photos from Ardèche, France
- Climbing full day
- Caving full day
- Canoeing full day
- Water fight!