Posted by Enda | Posted in Camp 2010 | Posted on 12-07-2010
Okay – another “late” post! Ah well – we’re busy!!!!
Sunday was a good – relaxed – day! Well appreciated.
A lot of people got up quite early (pre 7am – aren’t you impressed?) to say goodbye to friends from Carrigaline as they headed home. Carrigaline being SO FAR from Douglas, that it’s likely that they’ll never see each other again <sarcasm alert>
So… after that we went to Mass. A really nice priest & congregation went out of their way to welcome us in the church in Gorseinon.
From this, we headed back to site & in 3 groups people went up the climbing tower – and abseiled back down. Some people are really excellent at this – and everyone seemed to enjoy it.
At 6:47 on Sunday evening, (get the time?) we had a genuinely emotional ceremony. Our “Discovery Scouts” are nomore. They picked this time to “close” their section, and reopent as the Douglas Venture Scouts. It was simple, but nice, they burnt a “Discovery Scout” sign, and unveiled a Douglas Venture Scout flag – all created relatively on the spot… As new Venture Scouts, they then made their Scout Promise to invest themselves into this new section.
After this, we had an early dinner as people wanted to watch “some match or other” on the tele. This was arranged. I can’t be sure, but I don’t think it was the Munster Final. Suffice to say we were all very sympathetic towards our “Dutch descended” members. <not!>
Some people also got to ring home last night. <If you’re waiting for a call – honestly, we’re trying to encourage all to ring! If they’re not, assume they’re having a great time – everyone seems to be>
After that, after the obligatory hot chocolate, everyone went to bed for a long and sound nights sleep……