Eben Y Diwrnod Mawr

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-# Yes, it's here

-# The day has finally arrived

-# Anything is possible

-# On the big day #

-Hello, I'm Eben. This is my big day.

-Eben lives near the sea

-in Llangrannog.

-He enjoys surfing on the waves.

-On his big day, Eben will go

-on a very special surfing trip.

-This place is called HQ.

-We keep a lot of equipment here -

-surfboards, wetsuits and drums!

-I come here regularly.

-This is my surfboard.

-This is special.

-When a wave comes, you might

-fall off or fly into the air.

-If you fall on this board,

-you won't get hurt. It's soft.

-The back of the board is hard

-and it has fins.

-The fins help you surf straight

-and turn the board in the water.

-I'm excited

-when I stand on this board.

-Today, we're surfing in Llangrannog.

-Dad's teaching me how to turn, stand

-up and paddle on the surfboard.

-He's a good teacher.

-I started surfing

-when I was five years old.

-I'm six years old now.

-I've learnt so much in a year.

-It's important to swim

-before you surf.

-You also need to be safe

-in the water.

-I'm going to wear the leash now.

-If you didn't wear this, the board

-might fly off and hit someone.

-Water in the wetsuit keeps me warm.

-The temperature of my body

-heats the water.

-I wouldn't go into the water

-without a wetsuit.

-I'm excited.

-The waves are quite good.

-When you surf,

-you must stand on your two feet.

-Try and stand up

-however difficult it may be.

-Standing up

-isn't the most difficult part.

-The most difficult part

-is paddling and catching the wave.

-And then standing up!

-That's more difficult because

-there are a lot of things to do.

-When I was in the water...

-..Dad told me not to press down

-but to press up.

-If you press down, you spin

-around and around in the waves.

-If you press up,

-you'll be able to catch the waves.

-Sometimes, I feel frightened.

-That's what makes me feel excited.

-When I catch a wave, it's exciting.

-When I was walking out of the water,

-Dad said well done.

-He also said I was brave.

-I do feel brave!

-I do feel very proud of myself.

-I'm cold now.

-After a surfing session in the sea

-in the middle of April...

-..there's nothing better

-than hot chocolate.

-Were you scared?

-Were you scared?

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-No.

-No? Not scared at all?

-I was a little bit scared for you.

-Those waves were big.

-What was the most difficult part?

-Paddling into the wave.

-I think we should work more on that.

-Where will we go next?

-Where will we go next?

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-St David's.

-St David's? Have you warmed up yet?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-Well done.

-The Llangrannog Urdd camp.

-Eben is practising

-his climbing skills.

-A lot of equipment is needed.

-I wear a harness to stay safe.

-If you fall, you could be injured.

-If you're wearing a harness,

-you won't fall.

-I need to wear a helmet.

-It feels good.

-The rope must be tied carefully

-to make sure Eben is safe.

-There you go. Happy?

-It's difficult

-to climb up the blocks.

-You need three things

-to climb up the wall.

-The three things are

-one arm and two legs.

-From one to another to another.

-Wow! He's climbed

-all the way up the wall.

-This feels very high.

-I've reached the top.

-Now I'm going back down.

-You don't come down

-the same way as you go up.

-We call this abseiling.

-I like abseiling

-but it's a bit difficult.

-Back at the beach, Eben, Dad

-and lots of their friends...

-..are very busy today...

-..tidying up the beach.

-I use this to pick up litter.

-You squeeze this

-to pick up the litter.

-The litter goes in here.

-It's important

-to keep the beach clean.

-We don't want wild creatures dying.

-There's a lot of wildlife

-in the sea. What's there, Eben?

-Whales, sharks, seals...

-..and fish.

-What happens if the wildlife

-eats the litter?

-It dies.

-It's important to pick up

-every piece of litter.

-Only use the litter picking tool.

-Well done.

-Some people walk on the beach...

-..and drop their litter

-on the ground.

-Some litter is washed in

-by the sea too.

-Litter from boats...

-..is washed up on the beach.

-Try and pull it.

-Yay!

-Well done. Teamwork.

-This is heavy.

-It's full of little bits of litter.

-I've also discovered treasure.

-Eben makes the most

-of living by the sea.

-He enjoys surfing.

-Dad is a great teacher.

-On his big day, Eben is going

-to St David's for a special trip.

-With the lads!

-We're going to St David's today.

-I'm going with Dad and Gruff.

-Gruff is my cousin.

-This is my first ever surfing trip.

-I feel very happy.

-Twm, Gruff and Deio

-are sitting around the table.

-Twm is my brother.

-Little brother.

-Gruff is my cousin.

-Deio is my little brother.

-Gruff and Dad are coming with me.

-After breakfast, the lads are ready

-to go on their big adventure.

-It's a foggy day today.

-If there are no waves,

-that's a problem.

-You can't surf.

-Everything ready?

-Everything ready?

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-Yes.

-Everyone's ready.

-Dad, everyone ready?

-Dad, everyone ready?

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-I'm ready. Are you? Gruff?

-Yes.

-Into the van they go.

-A quick wave to Mam and Deio

-and away go the lads.

-We're off to St David's.

-It's called St David's

-because St David was born there.

-I don't think he surfed!

-We had a lot of fun

-on the way down in the van.

-This is the first time I've been

-one of three people in the van.

-Finally, after a pleasant journey,

-Eben, Dad and Gruff...

-..arrive at Traeth Mawr.

-Eben is disappointed.

-When I reached the beach, there were

-no waves and I was disappointed.

-This is what happens sometimes

-when you're a surfer.

-Sometimes there's surf,

-sometimes there's not.

-We can still have fun.

-What can we do?

-Wear our wetsuits, walk down there

-and go into the cave.

-That's a lot to do.

-If there are no waves, there are

-other things to do at the beach.

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing?!

-Play in the sea, splash...

-..swim, run on the beach.

-First they try the waves

-to see if they can surf on them.

-I tried to surf today...

-..but the waves weren't very good.

-I stood up a couple of times.

-Dad started to teach me how to surf.

-Dad's been surfing

-for twenty-five years.

-Dad was young when he started.

-It was really good.

-The waves weren't great

-but some were quite big.

-What can we do now?

-Let's go on an adventure.

-We can explore the cave.

-We're heading to the cave now.

-Over the rocks and into the water

-on the other side.

-That's the cave.

-The cave cuts through the rock.

-It's really cold in the cave.

-We were a little bit scared.

-Dad goes first

-to make sure it's safe.

-And now for some fun.

-Gruff came up with the idea

-of jumping off the rock.

-The water was very deep

-where we dived.

-Dad made a huge splash.

-First, we looked at the water

-to make sure it was safe.

-Dad jumped in

-to make sure it was safe.

-Then we followed him.

-When I dived underwater,

-I made a huge splash.

-It made me very tired.

-After going through the cave, we

-swam back and it was a lot of fun.

-This has been a special day for me.

-It's special because I came here

-with Dad and Gruff.

-I enjoyed myself a lot.

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