It was the last morning of our superb stay at Llanion Cove and my friends and I were doing SUPB!(Stand up paddle boarding)

I had been waiting for this moment to come for the whole of the trip because the other groups had said how fun it was and, it was something that I had never done before so it would knew and exciting to me! Although, there was one downside to doing this….. we had to put wetsuits on! Doing this task was horrible because the past two days people had already been wearing them and they were still wet and cold! I braved putting the wetsuit on and got it on the quickest. This meant that I got the first pick of shoes to put on so I could get the right size. Getting the right size shoe wasn’t easy if there was already lots of people there because they always take the ones that you want.

Next, we met our instructor who was called Aaron and he was very nice and was also very funny so we had a laugh here and there! He showed us how to use our paddles and paddle boards safely and efficiently so that we could get into the water quicker and so that people wouldn’t get beached everywhere!(though some people in the previous groups did)

When we did eventually get down to the water I was glad that I had my wetsuit on as the water was ferosiously freezing and the cold was biting at my legs like a monster trying to eat me. But I didn’t let that stop me! I was first in and shared a board with Suri because it was doubles. This only happened because it was a strong wind and currant so if we were in doubles then we wouldn’t get stranded because we would be stronger and less vulnerable.

To start of we stayed on our knees and just paddled around getting used to our surroundings until Aaron (the instructor) said to try and stand up. Suri got up first and then me. Although, after about 30 seconds we both fell into the estuary and I laughed my head off so much that I couldn’t get back onto the board and Suri had to pull me back up! After we fell in once, we kept falling in because Suri kept wobbling the board which made us fall down every time we tried to get up! Also it never helps if you have got 17 other out of control boards colliding into you all at one time. By the end I was a pro at this and could stand up for five to ten minutes without falling down and just as I was about to beat that time, Suri pushed me in making me do a front flip into the surrounding, salty sea.

When I got out of the sea I was as frozen as a ice cube and couldn’t move an inch! When I got back to the changing room I was so happy to see my towel and dry, warm clothes sitting there waiting for we to put them on. Getting my wetsuit of was as easy as putting on a hat. I dried quick and was changed first again. The other girls wouldn’t stop talking and had only just dried off when I had finished but, even though I really wanted my delicious dinner, I had to wait for them! So I sat down and did my word search which I had brought because I estimated that this may happen. It took the others about another half an hour to change and by that time, I was not impressed. They gathered their things and we went for lunch.

We ate sandwiches, crisps, fruit and a fredo chocolate bar. Whilst we ate we discussed our favorite part of the trip and we all announced the exact same thing…..STAND UP PADDLE BOARDING! This is because (as I have probably already mentioned) it was amazing, fun, unforgetable and I was able to share that activity that I loved the most with all of my school friends!

By Millie