Posted by Admin | Posted in Camp 2014 | Posted on 07-07-2014
Tonight’s blog is written by first time camper & Venture Scout Roisin.
Sunday July 6th:
Today we properly started our lives at SilverCross camp. There was an early start to the day. Lucky it was lovely and sunny today. During the morning we made our flag pole and hung up the venture flag. Shane drew it. It’s inspired by The Game of Thrones. In the afternoon we lazed about in the sun trying to get a tan. Shaun made a swing but it was very high up. Only Laura could get into it. She has skills in gymnastics. We went for a nice walk later on. I jumped into the river. It was cold but very fun. Even later after that we made our own dinner. I was fascinated by how difficult it is to make a fire. I thought it would be easy but it took us forty minutes to get the thing going. I had the job of gathering wood for the fire. Apparently it’s my best skill at camp. Before bed we played rounders which was funnier than rounders in school. Gavin (the leader) got very exited. Everyone had fun. We got to bed at half eleven but didn’t attempt to sleep until twelve.
Monday July 7th
Monday on camp was mostly brilliant. However when I got up I felt very unwell. The scout leaders were very kind. They told me to drink lots of water. I was a little dehydrated. We travelled down to Swansea. It was a very long walk. Everyone was exhausted but I feel physically strong already. Everyone will be so fit after two weeks here. Nick allowed us to take a break because I was struggling. After lunch I felt better. We stopped off at a the National Maritime Museum. I found it amazing. I read lots of information about famous welsh artists and writers. Most people would find that section boring but I was very interested. After that we explored the city a bit in groups. Me and Shaun found a shopping centre. I was determined to get a cuddly toy but instead I got a Game of Thrones poster. After the trip to the shops we when to The LC. It was so cool. There were three large water slides and a wave pool. I felt so happy. Everyone had fun. I went on all the slides. They were brilliant. We were driven home which was good because we were all tried but a very good day in general. The swimming made it!