Day 7: August 9th

A change to today's schedule (originally training in the morning, swimming in the afternoon) brought a morning session of fun activities with the kids split into 4 "teams" of mixed age groups, boys and girls.  This is part of their team competitions that have been running all week with trivia challenges, kickball games, and today's event:  Quick Cricket.

Its really easy to see the friendships between all the kids now, with all the players looking after each other and mixing within groups.

After lunch, the kids boarded a bus for the quick ride down to Brighton Pier (20 minutes).  Great place for the kids - complete with arcades, carnival rides, and loads of ice cream/candy/souvenir shops.  Some enjoyed every ride at the pier, others chose to stay in the arcade playing a wide assortment of video games.

As a comparison for the folks at home, the arcade part reminded me a lot of Fun Spot at Weirs Beach, with the rides being a much smaller version of Canobie Lake Park.

Walking along the pier to where all the excitement was, you couldn't help notice the dozens of seagulls hovering overhead looking for a free lunch, and they would swoop down to steal food from your hand if you weren't careful.  The beaches consisted of small smooth pebbles/rocks, no sand at all.

Score one for the seagulls - one of them managed to poop on Aliyah's head.  The girls told me all about it last night and had photos to show me (so gross!).

The group stayed at the Pier until 6pm, then headed back to campus for dinner at the dining hall.  Its safe to say they are all well rested and ready for training this coming week!  View photos from today here.