Back to the important business of Archery and Alpha man things ;)
The stage was set and Gilles' son kindly showed us exactly how to operate the powerful bow. We all stood a safe distance away :).
The stage was set and Gilles' son kindly showed us exactly how to operate the powerful bow. We all stood a safe distance away :).
Then I was handed the bow, which felt very strange as it was the first time I had handled one since high school. James gave me some excellent pointers though.
James was getting more arrows ready. He clearly thought I was going to fire a few off into the woods. My only concern was that I did not spear the genuine Pernod helmet hanging on the bars of the nearby bike :).
As I stood there holding my breath like the American Sniper, I knew this was not simply one shot of an arrow. This was my opportunity to show the World that despite me not having won a Trials World Championship yet, I would not simply roll over like a defeated Joe Frazier and I could beat Gilles at something .....anything will do :). My next suggestion for a competition was going to be tiddly winks, which is of course a far more intellectual adult game of strategy where my true qualities would show ;).
My arrow had flown and I had done my best for Queen and country. There was nothing else that could be done.
As I stood behind Gilles, powerless as to my fate, I realised that there was nothing I could do ......apart from .....make funny noises and brush his right ear with a twig :)......and so I did just that. Gilles takes his shot, but the itch on his right ear (thanks twig) is driving him wild.
Gilles immediately turns around with a huge grin on his face. So did Gilles continue his winning form and show the English visitor a hard Brexit ?.
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