Hey! It's time to start a new week. On Sunday 8th July we took Theo and Jeanne, the campers who are staying for two weeks, and Florentin who was waiting for his train, to watch a surf competition at Chambre D'Amour.
Lunch at Kebab House!
Girls found a perfect spot to watch the competition!
Louis Fears
Theo and Jeanne checking the results.
Louis after the competition!
Let us introduce our new campers and few already familiar faces!
Helmi ready to welcome the new campers at Pignada!
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New kids enjoying the afternoon sun at Pignada! |
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| Loic - 15 years old, likes to play handball and to snowboard. |
Theo - 13 years old, started his 2nd week at the camp and is hunting for another TUBE!
Jeanne - almost 14 years old girl who also started her 2nd week at the camp, wants to catch as many waves as possible!Ludovic "Ludo" - 14 years old, loves handball and skiing.
Our campers from Madrid, Spain! Nacho, 16, who loves to play handball, ski and snowboard and knows a number of different languages, such as Italian, French, Spanish and English!
Lucas, 17, loves handball and skiing.
Alix - 11 years old, dominates in beach volley!
Elisa - 11 years old local girl from Biarritz, ready to hit the waves!
Louise - 12 years old girl who likes to play tennis and to listen to music.
Tanguy - 13 years old, loves playing tennis and snowboarding.
Arthur - 12 years old, has a big smile, likes playing badminton and guitar and is really into rock climbing.
On Monday 9th July some of the English & Surf Club members joined the surf as well!
Sergio
Nicolas
Local surfer girl Chloe brought her German friend, Rhona, with her to surf the Basque waves!
Monday was the first day at the beach and the girls got already new friends as two Golden Retrievers found their way to our cabin!
Before the first surf session, Ashlee and Aino showed the different parts of the surf board and the kids learned a number of new words such as nose, tail, stringer, fin, leash, leash loop...
Our new English & Surf friend Susanna from Finland got a short demonstration of the basics one needs to know before going in the water. Mari showed how to handle the board!
After surf it was time to study English and fill in the surf passes.
Life guards work at the beach. Their job is to look after people who go swimming between the blue flags which is the designated swimming area.
In the afternoon Mari, Helmi and Susanna went through the different stretches and body parts. Stretching exercises are good for your body.
On Tuesday 10th July the morning started with different kinds of swimming activities. Guy and Claire showed and taught children various swimming strokes that were then tested in the pool. Although the weather was rather chilly the children enjoyed their time in the pool!
Freestyle!
A long dive!
In the end of the swimming session kids performed a crazy jump in the water!
Before going to the Ocean beach it was time to learn some new vocabulary.
The group of Dolphins in action!
After take off it is good to stay low to keep your balance on the board. Here is Alix giving a good example of balanced surfing!
A couple was practicing slightly different kind of surfing...
On Tuesday night we went to watch films at the Anglet International Surf Film Festival.
The place was crowded as many people had arrived to Chambre D'Amour to see the latest surf films.
L'Appel de la Vague - In this film we witnessed some huge monster waves and material from the Biarritz region.
Blinded by the lights!
On Wednesday the kids came to visit the Bidart camp.
Louise exited about the card games!
Sharks charging the waves!
Pierrik with the Sharks.
Happy man! During his two week stay, Theo progressed a great deal in surfing and was able to move from soft boards to shorter hard boards. Go Theo, hunt those tubes!
On Thursday the group Sharks challenged their fellow campers from Pignada to play a beach volley match. Before the game the opponents shook hands to show the spirit of fair play!
The match against the boys and girls from Reunion Island was tight and even. After three exiting rounds, despite the brave attitude and devoted playing from our part, the Reunion kids beat us! Congratulations!
After a long and hot day of surfing, Jeanne enjoyed her delicious water melon with a big smile!
On Friday morning we drove to Biarritz where the kids surfed perfect smooth waves at the famous Grand Plage just in front of the Casino.
Our friend Hakim!
As one group was surfing we took the other ones to watch the Roxy Pro Biarritz 2012 which is a female surf contest held annually at the Cote de Basque.
Boys enjoying the hot day and professional female surfing!
To our pleasant surprise, environmental issues were clearly present at the Roxy Pro competition. For instance, Surfrider Foundation Europe (http://www.surfrider.eu/) had a display which included a variety of waste dumped into the sea and the time these different types of waste take before they vanish from the sea. Cigarette lighters, for instance, take 100 years to vanish whereas glass bottles can take up to 4000 years! Shocking.
While we were waiting for the heats to start, the competition area offered a number of different activities for its visitors to entertain themselves. With the girls we went to try sewing! Everyone of us got to sew a nice picture on a white simple top, here is the masterpiece by Susanna!
One of the pro surfers doing a round house- turn!
Speaking of reusing! One child was placing a collection of toys in the sand, made of bits and pieces of plastic and wood and other types of waste!
Use your imagination!
Something to think about.
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