Last summer my family and I went down to Cornwall and my mum booked us on a sea kayaking and coasteering day at Porthpean Activity Centre (St. Austell).

They gave us wetsuits and life jackets to wear and then we walked through the village down to the beach where our kayaks were waiting for us.

We then kayaked along the coast for about half an hour. Then the instructors stopped us and said we could jump out and swim to the rocks. You could then climb up the rocks and jump off! My dad did it and said it was scary. I jumped in and swam around the boat. It was a bit scary as we saw a jellyfish near us and we were in deep water.

After this we kayaked onto a small beach where the instructors gave us snorkelling equipment and we swam out along the rocks until the water was about 10ft deep. I saw a huge dogfish and lots of other fish swimming around the rocks. It was amazing. We then kayaked on a bit further along the coast and landed on another beach for lunch.

The instructors were really good, they showed where to find crabs
and told us about the creatures on the beach.

After than we kayaked back to Porthpean, but my mum and sister got tired out and one of the instructors towed them back for some of the way. It was a brilliant day where I did things I had never done before.

(PS my mum said it was good value as it cost £19.00 for each of us)

From Finn Monaghan (age 9)

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The Eden Project is a place where there are plants and trees from all over the world. There are three gigantic domes that the plants are kept in - my favourite one is the tropical biome where it is like a jungle. At night the Eden Project looks amazing and normally has shows on. We saw fire dancers and Indian drummers. There are soundscapes that sound real, of lions, tigers and monkeys.They have activities to smell, touch, hear and see. So don't miss it!!!

From Will Sales (age 8)

The Eden Project
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Austell
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Tel 01726811911
Eden is open nearly every day of the year. Opening times vary. We visited Eden in summer when it was open late in the evening. www.edenproject.com

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