Posted by Admin | Posted in 6th Scouts, Camp 2022, Scout News, Venture News | Posted on 10-07-2022
Well can you believe it, Camp 2022 is finally up and running? As we settle into our tents tonight it feels so good, for some us it’s been a few years doing this and for others it’s a first time experience.
Setting off from the Scout Hall this morning shortly before 10:30am by bus and by car there was a level of excitement and nerves but once the journey got underway everyone settled down and began to enjoy the experience, the banter with your fellow Scouts and making a few new friends.
After almost 2hrs we stopped off at the Midway Services (Junction 17) for lunch and a chance to stretch the legs. We jumped back on the bus about 45mins and across the country we went, nearly 3hrs later we arrived onsite to Lough Keel Scout Campsite in Boyle Co. Roscommon.
First things first was to shake off the travel tiredness and shortly after the bus arrived Ronan pulled in with a trailer full of gear in tow! Time to unload the trailer and start setting up the site. The Scouts and Venture Scouts have a selection of tents and everyone has space to be comfortable. The Scouters have a number of tents too and we’ve a central tent, known as ‘the grubber’ where a lot of our spare gear, equipment, cooking equipment and food is stored. The site has communal fridges that we share with the other groups onsite.
Once our tents were up we had a chance to sort our our personal gear while the Scouters and two volunteers got to making dinner of burgers and beans in the grubber. Yum!!!
When dinner was over and everything washed away we headed over to Lough Key forest Park to check out the lough itself and get our barings around the site.
Tonight was very relaxed, card games and chat with hot chocolate and donuts for supper. Bedtime was around 11pm and we can’t wait for tomorrow already!