Posted by Admin | Posted in 6th Scouts, Camp 2022, Scout News, Venture News | Posted on 10-07-2022
Our first and last Sunday on Camp 2022 officially started around 8:30am however some Venture Scouts and a Scouter were up much earlier as they couldn’t sleep and may have woken a few others!!
Once breakfast was done and wash up was completed we piled onto the bus and headed to Lough Gara Stables & Country Pursuits which was about a 30mins drive from our site. When we arrived we met Adrien, Jimmy and their team.
We split up into two groups, one group headed off and got set up to get on horses while the other group went off for some airsoft shooting. Both so different but equally as fun. When the sessions ended the two groups swapped around so everyone got to take part.
After our packed lunch the next set of activities started, group 1 headed off to do some Archery while group 2 were shown around the rest of the centre, got to interact with the goats, the pony’s, the donkeys, the rabbits and everyones favourite Percy the pig. The group also got to learn about caring for and how to groom the ponies. Again, the two groups then swapped around.
The final activity was an assault course which was really good, some people did it more than once and even some of the Scouters took part!
Sadly the day had to end but it was a brilliant way to spend it and we headed back to site. The weather today was really sunny and very warm so after some time to make sure we had enough water and sunblock we started on dinner. Pocket pizzas, a camp favourite, especially over the open fire. A game of soccer followed then by a surprise visit by the ice cream van so what a treat that was!
When the ice cream was done various games of Uno were underway however we ended up combining 3 decks and played one huge game that ended at 11:15pm when it was time to call it a night.
All tucked up in our tents now and can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!