It's been a few days now since we let you know what's going on, so we thought we'd fill you in on what's happening down here in the beautiful Cannock Chase. First and foremost, the Scout with the superficial wound (see previous post) is healing up nicely.
Wednesday morning saw more good weather as the Scouts geared up to get ready for Go Ape! a high ropes course through the trees of Cannock Wood. Whilst the Scouts tested their vertical limit, the Cubs went off to Shugborough to learn from Mrs Wheelock how to make bread, cheese and butter. We're usually hesitant to taste the Cubs' baking, but they all did really well and helped to feed the group when the BBQ was lit up on Wednesday night. The Scouts made burgers from scratch (no cows were harmed directly mind!) and Cubs cooked all their own food, giving the camp cooking squad a well deserved rest!
After a hard days activities we decided to let everyone have a rest on Thursday. Only joking! Everyone got kitted up and set off on the longest hike of their lives. Funny thing is, our veteran campers say that every year! When the group returned to camp, everyone tucked into their jacket potatoes with a choice of beans, cheese, tuna mayo and camp-made coleslaw. It's amazing what a child's imagination can do when confronted with these choices! Tuna mayo and beans seemed to get good reviews...
After lunch, we managed to cram in another session of high octane activities. While the Cubs played frisbee golf and drove formula 1 pedal karts, the Scouts tackled the notorious Jacob's Ladder and the sheer face of the abseiling quarry. Everyone got back to camp for a rest and dinner, which was well worth waiting for! By the time everyone had eaten and washed up, it was time for bed as we had to be up early for one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the week. Alton Towers!
Everyone got up early this morning, greeted by a delicious bacon sandwich. Once seconds had been called and the pots were washed it was time to jump in the van and get to the theme park before the queues got too large. Everyone was handed a ticket and mounted an attack on the gates, within seconds everyone was looping loops and whiting knuckles while the sun beamed down once again. In what seemed like no time we were huddling together for a group photo before once more getting in the vans to get back to camp for the final night of Summer Camp 2008.
We're hoping to be back between 1pm & 2pm tomorrow, and we'll be passing a message down the grapevine as to what time we'll be back.
See you soon!
Everyone here at Beaudesert
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