Camp

Camp seems to be going well, it has its good and bad points and is not as I would run it, but we all have our own way of doing things. The patrols have to cook for themselves, but some organise themselves better than others.

On Sunday we got half way through the programme and the heavens opened. With not much to do the younger kids soon got bored and after things dried up they started playing with the axes, which then had to be confiscated.

On Monday we had a full day. The first half was spent at the National Coal Mining museum. I went on a tour of the mine with 17 kids including 4 of Headingley Explorer Scouts. Some of the kids were nervous of the dark, with others not resisting shining the lights in peoples faces. After lunch (cheese and ham on bread without margarine because I didn't specify to Eagles that I wanted it) we headed to Sheffield ski village for a three hour session. Some of the Scouts were wilting in the heat as the instructors insisted we keep our shirts on. Most managed to make it to the longer nursery slope, with just three of us left not quite getting the turns at the end.

In the evening it was scone based pizza for tea, with salad. Eagles were a shambles with their cooking and had not listened to half the instructions. But they managed to clear up well so redeemed themselves slightly for the points. And when the rounders game started I headed off home for work today.