BLOG 2 - The Best Holidays or Concert You Have Been To

Hello class, this our second entry. This time you need to write about the best holidays or concert you have been to (choose ONLY ONE theme).  

Holidays
1.      When was it
2.      Where you went
3.      How long was it
4.      People you went with
5.      Activities/things you did
6.      Why it has been the best so far
7.      Any other significant info
 
Concert
1.      When/where it was
2.      The artist you saw
3.      Share a bit of info of the artist
4.      Describe the atmosphere during the event
5.      Describe how you felt and why you enjoyed it
6.      Any other detail you remember

Instructions

Write 210 to 230 words (pay attention to misspellings, grammar errors and vocabulary). 

You will also need to write three (3) comments on your classmate’s posts and one (1) on mine (25 words as a minimum). Try to use all the English that you know and what we have learnt in class. DO NOT USE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR TO DO YOUR ENTRY. You will have 48 hours to do it.

Do not forget to include some photographs!

 

 

 

My best holidays ever: Camping out with the patrol - Halcónes 

I can still remember the pine essence in the air, the tree shadows playing with the morning sun. When we first arrived in Tres Morros, it was the nicest place I have ever stayed in. I was part of scout patrol of nearly 12 to 14 boys, where Gastón and Marcelo were our Patrol guiders plus a couple of grown-ups who were around time-to-time giving a helping hand with the daily chores when camping out. 

Tres Morros is located by the coast near Coliumo, which is a tiny fishing community close to Tomé in the 8^th region, in the southern part of Chile. We spent two weeks there. I remember going fishing in the morning, hunting some days in the afternoon. Playing hide-and-seek at dusk, collecting sea shells and constructing a trail towards the camping site. We also helped the owner refurbishing the campsite by digging and installing a new water pipe extension  and rebuilding and painting the latrines.

There were days we cooked bread right into the wood ashes. The locals called this ‘tortillas de rescaldo’. My friend Marcos and  I had to oversaw the water supply for our camping spot as a daily task. We also had to carry water into the kitchen for the daily cooking. We had two 50 liters tanks which we had to refill at least twice a day! Some days, we went sailing, we also did some rowing. We also went to the local fish market to get some seafood for lunch. By night, we used to tell scary tales and present some funny plays. I similarly remember having a big fire at the centre of the camping site where everything took place (games, plays performances, etc.). Some nights Gastón had his guitar along and sang us some camping songs and a few ‘tonadas’.

I cannot forget my time with the boys in Tres Morros. Unfortunately, on those days, having a camera wasn’t that easy, so I haven’t got any photographs that would help to recall some of the faces that have started to fade away as years pass by.