Summer Camp 2013 - Day 5

Wednesday was a day of positive things for the Walrus patrol. Not only did they even the inspection points after the Giraffes got an early advantage, Poppy also lost her voice!

The winning streak had ended for the Seniors and Rovers though as proved during flag break when pants fell on Roxy and they lost points during inspection because a can of sweetcorn had mysteriously appeared down their dry pit. Luckily they could escape their curse by leaving camp and going to Appleby for a dip in the pool and a wash in the showers.

Back at camp the Scouts were enjoying building ovens and doing some micro-pioneering where miniature bridges and towers were constructed. The morning was topped off when the Seniors and Rovers returned from Appleby with a selection of pies for lunch.

After lunch the Scouts (and most of the leaders) set off to the Appleby Baths for their annual scrub. The Scouts had around 1 hour in the pool before they were told to get a shower and return to the mini bus. Sam was debatably over friendly in the swimming pool however most of the Scouts didn't mind this.
PL of the Walri, Liam regrettable got himself stuck in one of the shower cubicles. The latch snapped off the door when he closed it and despite spending 10 panicky minutes trying to reattach it Liam thought that he would rather not spend the rest of his life encaged in there and he decided to slide under the door. Thankfully his svelte figure allowed him to do this, where a larger person may have had difficulty!

Over the course of Wednesday evening there were around half a dozen visitors to camp. Ben and Christopher's parents came to pick the two boys up from camp and take them home. Holly's mother, father and sister came to observe how camp worked and reminisce on time when they were in Scouts and Louise and Graham Warren along with their kids came to visit. The rhapsodic children even helped the two Scout patrols relight their fires for tea. The overly moist weather meant that the ovens which were going to be used to make Lasagne were useless. Instead, the Scouts cooked Garlic Bread and parts of the Lasagne around the fire. They were then forced to dine and do the washing up in their food tents.

'Washday Wednesday' concluded with one of Neil's legendary quizzes and scrumptious scones. The intellectual Walrus patrol won the quiz closely followed by the intelligent Giraffes and the insightful leaders however the dazed Seniors came in last. Outside, the rain rolled rapidly from the roomy marquee however that didn't stop Maverick and Sam from going for a run straight after the quiz to stretch their legs.