The Final Blog - 30-08-2010
Ok, I know I promised to do this Saturday night, but quite simply, after the 8 and a bit hour journey back, I fell asleep :)
The end of camp was a fun one, with Harry's 14th Birthday party being a great success, pass the parcel, making outfits out of binliners and party dances being the order of the night, with pop and jelly & icecream for refreshment. Wednesday was also the day we saw out the severe weather warning, we got all the rain, but very little wind, and lets say the experience of Scouts saying "there's water in the porch of my tent" was an interesting one, which quite simply earned the reply of "bail it out then!". But alas, everyone stayed reasonably dry, apart from the cases of trench foot, which we'll be sending a letter to follow up about.
Thursday was a leisurly start to the day, with a relaxed morning on camp and around the creek, before we boarded the minibuses and headed to the end. We spent the afternoon and evening exploring Lands End, where some great photos were taken and entertainment was provided by the Cornish Wurzles and a magic in the skies display of fireworks across Lands End. After a late drive back to camp through the rain, fog and dark, it was straight to bed for the Scouts.
Friday morning it was up and round to Falmouth, where we stopped at Ponsharden and boarded the Park & Float service to reach the main town of Falmouth. Once in Falmouth we took the short hike up to Pendennis Castle where the scouts had to explore the castle and produce 1 fact each to work towards their Heritage badge. Once back to camp during the sunny afternoon we started to dismantle camp and load ready to prepare for the following mornings departure.
Saturday we were up and finished off packing things down, and then made final checks and jumped aboard the minibuses to head home.
Overall it was a long, enjoyable, wet but fun camp. We'll be returning to Mylor Bridge at some point and will look to have an enjoyable camp next time. For those of you interested in where we're looking to go next summer, look up "CamJam".
Signing off, for now!
Craig
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