FOLLOW Gwent Olympian Jamie Baulch as he learns Welsh as part of the S4C programme cariad@iaith.

DAY 3

The cameras raided my room again this morning but this time they had old bicycle horns waking us up. I was half awake anyway and ran around waking everyone else up and Steve came out on his veranda wearing nothing but an apron. I wonder if it will make the final cut!

So that put us in a good mood for the day and we went into the class for our first lesson. We continued the story about the forest and I still can't stop saying 'Dw i'n byw yn y goedwig!' We also learnt the past tense 'wedi' so now I can say what I've done so far 'dwi wedi bod yn rafftio' (I have been rafting) and 'dwi wedi chwarae rygbi' (I have been playing rugby). And today I took part in the canoeing challenge even though I was meant to be in the falconry group. However, Mr Speirs was a bit worse for wear after last night's curry and falling into cold seawater isn't the best cure for a hangover.

Off we went to Aberdyfi where the sea was cold, scary, choppy and to top it all off, it wasn't long before I fell in. Chris and I had little control over the open canoe but we got into a rhythm of chanting 'Un ' 'dau' 'syth ymlaen'! (one, two, straight ahead) But we kept going 'mewn cylch' (in a circle) and in the end we got towed in on a motorboat. However, I slipped and the canoe almost hit me in a delicate area.

Into the second lesson and I've realised that this isn’t a competition and that it's all about learning and having fun. Although, I am struggling with it all a little bit. Some people are ahead but we're learning at our own pace, so I have ‘dim problem’ with it all.

And to finish it all off – I had to go head to head with Tom Shanklin on an adventure course this evening. Who came out on top? You'll have to watch tonight at 8.25 and 9.30 on S4C. English subtitles are available.