A patrol of 8 scouts joined 19 other patrols for an overnight hike from Harbord to Mona Vale mainly along the coastal track and beaches. Luckily the weather was good given someone forgot to check that each tent had a fly beforehand![nggallery id=24]
Category Archives: Scout Section
Draw and Fire
The scouts split up this week with Panthers & Redbacks showing off their artistic skills in a cartooning workshop and Wallabies and Scorpions building ballistas to fire at each other in the hall!
[nggallery id=23]
Scouts MasterChef
Scouts showed off their culinary skills. Each patrol had to prepare two dishes of their choice for the leaders to judge – shopping, setting up camping stoves, cooking and cleaning up all in two hours! The food was yummy with freshly made pesto, guacamole and even ice cream! Leaders favourite was the prawn fried rice. Scouts favourite had to be the chocolate fondue which was dived on by everyone.[nggallery id=21]
ScoutHike
Last weekend two of our scout patrols took part in the annual ScoutHike camp along with about 1300 other scouts and leaders. They competed against 173 patrols navigating their way independently through the forest between activity bases scoring points along the way.
Photos show our scouts visiting the Captain Blackbeard base run by Bayview Scout Troop. There they became pirates, avoided crocodiles to board ship, raised the Jolly Roger, walked the plank and jumped blind into shark infested water. If they survived that and the sword fight they searched for gold (edible gold) in the spooky graveyard and fired water cannon to celebrate their success.
[nggallery id=20]
Deep Pass Canyons and Caves
A group of Scouts along with a couple of younger Cubs spent the weekend camping at Deep Pass caving, canyoning and scrambling up the pagodas. After a short hike in, we set up camp, told stories and sang around the campfire at night. Shimmying through caves and then getting wet climbing up through the canyons with a spectacular jump down a waterfall into the chilly water to get the adrenaline going.
[nggallery id=17]
Cubs and Scouts on The Block!
The Group held a fund-raising Sausage Sizzle with the help of Mitre 10. Members of “The Block” TV show were the highlight – the Mark, Duncan and Dean team. The Cubs and Scouts worked hard for the night, serving up snags and watching the show.
En Garde!
The Scouts had a night of learning the basics of fencing with a coach from Manly Musketeers Fencing Academy.[nggallery id=16]
Cubs and Scouts Clean Up Manly
The Cubs and Scouts took part in Clean Up Australia Day by scouring Manly Cove and Dalwood Beach.
Odd things found and removed included:
Large plastic Owl (probably off a boat)
Portable Stereo
Car parts
Three Gucci handbags (knock-offs)
A total of 10 rubbish bags later, the area looked much better. Something cleaner to greet the Monday morning commuters on their way to the ferries.
River crossing at Narrabeen Lakes
The Scouts headed in very suitable weather for river crossing practice ahead of their canyoning trip in April.
Yes, pouring rain and a small gale.
[nggallery id=15]
The Scouts at AJ2013 – Update
Some pics from the Aus Jamboree currently underway in Maryborough QLD.
Looks like they are having a great time!
Troop B22 – Bayview and Fairlight/Manly
