And the heavens opened. It started with a bit of thunder and lightening and then came and went during the day. It mainly went but when it came we were glad we stayed in.
We could have got up early and visited some impressive local caves or made it into Bergerac for a damp walk around the market, but we opted for less energetic activities, save for a late splash around in a pool.
After the obligatory visit to the bakery van, in time for pain au chocolat this time, we taught Hannah how to play cribbage. We considered this a great bit of holiday homework. To play well it is necessary to have grasp of probabilities, hone observational skills and be quick with mental arithmetic.
The first game was played with cards visible to aid learning. This was won by Hannah.
Ethan had been observing the cribbage training and joined the next game, played with cards visible, and won by Ethan.
There were a few games that followed and, whilst Dave and I escaped complete humiliation by winning occasionally, we still had our arses whooped.
To further the children's tuition in educational gaming, we then moved on to Yahtzee, which also relies a knowledge of probabilities and quick mental arithmetic. They beat us at that too.
I think we might treat them to a tour of Bergerac tomorrow
2 comments:
I recommend leave children in cave.
My friend, Graham, is a personal friend of Hugh's [Gaping Void]. What a small world!
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