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Holiday at the seaside
Je gaat een tekst lezen over vakantie in Schotland op het strand.

My summer holidays

Every year in the summer, while other people go to foreign countries, my family and I go to Scotland. We always go to the same place, a little town called Gatehouse of Fleet in the county of Dumfries and Galloway. My parents found this place before I was born and fell in love with the beautiful beaches. There is a little campsite with tents and caravans next to the beach. This becomes our home for one month every year.

The beach is a quiet place. When you’re there, you can only hear the noise of the sea and the gulls. There are no shops or restaurants near the beach. We spend our days playing beach games, swimming in the sea and enjoying the sunshine. It’s like our own little paradise.

I have always loved our family holidays. Because there was a campsite, there were always lots of other families with children to play with. Another of my favourite activities was climbing on the rocks and cliffs around the beach. I used to study the little fish and sea animals in the rock pools. Silence was also important; at school I was always surrounded by people and noise, but the beach gave me the chance to be on my own and think, or read, away from anyone else.