A busy, fun weekend for all!
The weekend started when we all arrived at camp, and everyone was very excited to get stuck in! We each made a peg with our name on and found our rooms, before going outside to do some parachute games. We then had a walk to the big field where we played french cricket, and had skipping competition with an amazing record of 74 skips in a row! Some of the cubs also made up some games using cones for the other children to do. We went back to the lodge and had hot chocolates and biscuits before settling down for the night. We were so excited so it took quite a long time to get to sleep but eventually we slept until morning (well most of us!).
Saturday morning meant Tic Tac’s legendary pancakes! Yummy!! We then made sure our rooms were tidy before going out to do some activities including bug hunting where we learnt all about lady birds and aphids, zorbing and crafting with hama beads and some reading. We all met back at the lodge for some lunch and then got ready for our water activities!
We all had a go at canoeing and the cubs had a go at paddle-boarding whilst the beavers tried rafting. It was a hot and tiring walk back from the lake so we stopped back at the lodge for a snack and cold drink before heading out again for the cave maze (very dark!), the indoor climbing wall (we have some budding climbers in our midst!) and tomahawk throwing.
After all that fun, it was shower time, ready for tea! Everyone was happy to wash the day off and tuck into some delicious pasta, jacket potatoes and burgers/sausages for dinner. After we'd eaten, we left the catering team to clear away whilst we went to the campfire and sang lots of songs, danced and giggled!
We enjoyed some hot chocolate and biscuits for supper then it was straight to bed (after a tooth brushing mission!). There were some very tired Beavers and Cubs but everyone managed a good night’s sleep ready for a morning of adventure!
Sunday morning started bright and early with tidying our rooms and packing our things away. We were then rewarded with breakfast wraps where we could choose our own fillings and they were delicious! We were all so hungry that quite a lot of us had seconds! Then we went orienteering around the camp, lots of fun with some map reading thrown in, but lots of tired legs towards the end!
We finished off our fab weekend thanking everyone who made it happen and we got a badge to sew on the back of our jumpers! What an amazing weekend, filled with adventure, sunshine (and suncream!) and delicious food!
We're already excited for next year's camp!
Here are our photos from the weekend, in no particular order:
