Previously, I gave readers the lay of the land at my favourite all-inclusive resort. But I didn’t speak of the activities on offer. Younger kids had access to crafts, colouring, and toys or games. The tweens and teens also had card games. Ping pong was another favourite. Others spent time carving their initials into the picnic tables or into the large maple trees by the cabins.
An activity unique to our resort was rifle practice. There is a professional grade rifle range on the property, where all of us—boys and girls, ages eight to fifteen—took turns loading and shooting a 22-calibre rifle at paper targets fifty feet away. The discipline expected and exhibited by the children at the range is extraordinary. We were actually quieter and better behaved here than during church service on Sunday mornings. Although, I heard a story about a tween who somehow took a shot while the shooting instructor was out in front putting up fresh paper targets! Apparently, the war veteran (Mr. Rajamets) hit the ground so fast that everyone was amazed at the reflexes of a seventy-five year-old. Hats off to the resort management that they did not get the authorities—the Ministry of All-Inclusive Resorts for Children, the OPP, the RCMP, CSIS, etc., involved. Perhaps the follow up was some more intensive rifle safety training for the ten-year-old girl?
