Saturday, 31 December 2011

Chilly Camp (OCTOBER 2011)


By Joe Collar

On Friday 14th October 2011, I rushed to the Scout hall, where we were spending the night to ensure we got an early start the next morning.

Early the next morning we loaded up the minibus and set off for Fishbourne, stopping off for breakfast at TESCO.

After roughly two hours, we arrived at the farm where we were going to spend the next night. We set up the tents, then went into the marquee where the 1st Southbourne Sea Scouts were and ate some biscuits. We then went to the tree where some of the other troop was playing. We built swings and ladders and a pulley out of wood and rope and things we brought. At about 8pm we went to take part in some outdoor games and got lots of scratches from nettles and twigs. We ate some pasta, pancakes and drinking STEAMING HOT CHOCOLATE!!!! I now always check if my coffee is alright before I drink it.

We then sat around the fire and sung some Scouty songs. The funniest part was when one of the Southbourne scouts made his own odd version of one of the songs. EVERYONE laughed, including the leaders. Then we went to sleep.

The next day we got up, had some breakfast and then assembled an obstacle course. We then took it on in teams. I think it was comprised of a slackline with ropes to grab onto, climbing over an upside-down chair-like frame and a web-like arrangement of ropes which you had to step or crawl through before assembling a bicycle.

Shortly after we took everything down and packed up the tents and what was left into the minibus and headed back, exhausted but happy.

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