Posted by Admin | Posted in Camp 2016 | Posted on 05-07-2016
Five days into Camp 2016 and only having the opportunity to post the first blog. We’ve been on the go with activities since we got here last Saturday.
The journey began on Thursday 30th at the Frankfield church and we made it off on time (almost) and headed to Dublin Port. We boarded the Stena Line ferry for the short trip to Holyhead. We arrived in Holyhead at midnight, disembarked and began the journey through the night to Harwich.
The Scouts on board were encouraged to sleep, sleep was not on their agenda but excitement was!! The journey across the UK that night took around seven hours and as dawn broke, as two loo breaks were completed we got to the port of Harwich. We boarded our second Stena Line ferry and set sail for the Hook Of Holland. Breakfast and lunch on board and the scouts entertained themselves with card games and a few even managed to catch up on some hours sleep.
We disembarked the ferry in Holland and had time to take our group photo (see our Facebook page) and settled into the bus journey that lay ahead as we set our sights on Elmen, Austria
Friday night and into Saturday morning was our journey through the Neatherlands, down through Germany overnight and arrived in Elmen, which is t far inside the Austrian border around 6:30am
The journey, whilst sounding long, boring and tedious was made someone easier by the fact our coach is very comfortable. With two TV’s, Air Conditioning, toilet, cold storage for water, WiFi while in Ireland and the U.K. and each seat comes with a three pin socket there hasn’t been a reason to complain. Our drivers Tommy Manning & Michael Coughlan are true professionals and get on well with the youth members and adults alike.
Our accommodation is a very nice building, kitchen, toilets, showers and a number of bedrooms ranging from 4 dorm to 8 dorm. All settled in well.
The rest of the blog will be completed by the youth members on camp, which will give you a real, genuine feel and true experience of what’s going on.
Yours In Scouting,
Conor Crowley – Group Leader
