DESTINATIONS — ACTIVE & ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS


novices, nervously trying to hold the arrows the right way. Then there were the others who held their bow and arrow like real pros, confidently aiming, shooting and hitting the target, with the odd tut when they didn’t hit the ‘gold’. After a few wayward shots, I


Joe and Nina at Robin Hood Juniors


and designing ‘Wanted’ posters. Joe could hardly believe his luck when he was allowed to use a bow and arrow – toy-sized of course – for target practice. I knew how he felt. I, too, was


quite excited when I got the chance, palms sweating, to use a real bow and arrow in an archery lesson with a mixed age group of children and adults. Some, like me, were complete


started to get the hang of it. Our instructor, India, added a sense of fun with competitions between the group based on everything from football to favourite countries, foods, and even cutlery, depending on which part of the board our arrow managed to hit. “If you only hit a spoon and a


knife then that’s what you’ve got to eat your dinner with tonight,” she joked. I only managed to hit knives – and it was pasta on the menu...


So what if I kept being beaten


by a seven-year-old? Next time I’m going to be one of those swaggering up to take aim, with a confident “I’ve done this before” look. Watch this space. TW


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Juliet gives archery a go


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