Douglas & St. FinBarresScout Group – 2nd 6th 47th 93rd Cork

As departure date draws near here is some more information on the Venture Summer Challenge

• Meeting at the Scout Hall on Saturday July 14th at 10:30am and travelling by bus to Ballyheige at 11am.
• First hike then is Ballyheige to Tralee and camp overnight in Tralee.
• On Sunday 15th there are activities planned in Tralee and the 2nd hike is from Tralee to Camp and camp overnight in Camp.
• On Monday 16th the third hike is from Camp to Inch Beach where activities are planned and then camp overnight in Inch.
• On Tuesday 17th the biggest of the hikes takes place from Inch to Dingle. In Dingle there will be a number of activities to do including some historical sights and shopping. The group will be staying 8km outside Dingle for the night.
• On Wednesday 18th hike from Dingle to Ventry taking in the Famine Cottages and head to the end of Ireland in Dunmore head
• On Thursday the 19th taking a ferry out to the Blaskets for the day before returning back to site for the final night
• Friday 20th we will depart Aragail and head home. Arrival time to be confirmed during the week.

As you can see this is a packed few days and all activities, campsites, routes and plans were devised by the Venture crew themselves under the supervision of the Scouters.

During the various hikes the Ventures will be accompanied by 3 of our Rover Scouts with Scouters conducting checkpoints along the routes.

For the last number of weeks the Ventures have arranged their own small group hikes so people should be well used to the distances involved.

There is one more hike planned for next Wednesday and Ventures should check out our Venture Crew closed Facebook group for more information and sign up for one last practice hike.

• All monies should be paid up by this evening, Sunday 8th July, via the Easypaymentsplus system.
• Decent and broken in hiking boots should be worn on the hikes, runners or similar footwear will not be suitable for the distances and some of the terrain involved.
• Consent forms MUST be handed up on Wednesday July 11th

If you’ve any last minute questions please email richard.scriven@douglasscouts.ie or speak with a member of the Programme Team on Wednesday night for the last meeting before we head off

Yours In Scouting,

On behalf of the Venture Programme Team
Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group