The group was one person bigger than 2009, with a large emphasis on families this time. Simon and Marie paid their
third visit, and each time they've had one more child with them, Luke being
the latest addition to the family. Then there were the Aspinalls, who included
12 year old City of Leeds swimmer Anna. We also had the Harris clan, with Connor
and Naoise, 13 and 11 respectively. A feature of this year's trip was the
overwhelming success of the team competition, due at least in part to the
enthusiasm of the kids who basically wanted to do everything! So many people were willing
to put themselves through the hell of 400 metres on the track that three of the four
teams managed to field a B team. Then there was the boules. Last year so few
turned up for it that one team had to borrow someone from another team so that
they could take part. This time we had such a big turn-out that I didn't think
everyone would be able to have a go! But after a quick change to the rules I
think that everyone who wanted to did manage to get at least one game. Anyway,
the eventual outcome of the team competition was that the yellow team came out
on top. This was in a way predictable because the yellow team win every year -
it's now five wins in the five years it's been held. This year they were
captained by Gordon, but it doesn't seem to matter who captains them or who's in
the team, they always win! Anyway, here's how it all panned out:
Blue | Green | Red | Yellow | |||||
Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | |
Quiz | 1st | 8 | 4th | 2 + 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3rd | 4 |
4 x 400 | 2nd | 6 + 1 | 1st | 8 + 1 | 4th | 2 | 3rd | 4 + 1 |
Boules | 3rd | 4 | 1st | 8 | 4th | 2 + 1 | 3rd | 6 |
Badminton | 3rd | 4 | 4th | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 1st | 8 |
Pool | 3rd | 4 | 2nd | 6 | 4th | 2 | 1st | 8 |
Volleyball | 4th | 2 | 2nd | 6 | 3rd | 4 + 1 | 1st | 8 |
Bike relay | 1st | 8 | 4th | 2 + 1 | 2nd | 6 | 3rd | 4 |
Minigolf | 1st | 8 | 2nd | 6 | 3rd | 4 | 4th | 2 |
Mini-Tri | 3rd | 4 | 2nd | 6 | 4th | 2 | 2nd | 8 |
Swimming | 1st | 8 | 4th | 2 | 3rd | 4 | 2nd | 6 |
Overall | 2nd | 57 | 3rd | 51 | 4th | 40 | 1st | 58 |