James Craig Tall Ships
A big group of Cubs and Scouts spent a night aboard the James Craig Tall Ship. Some of the things we did were sleep in hammocks under the deck, swab the deck, hoist a sail, learn about navigation, pulleys and knots. We saw the captain’s cabin and saloon too.
Canoe Course Expedition
Eight scouts and two leader joined several other groups to complete the Level 2 Canoeing Course at Brisbane Waters over the weekend. With barrels packed with camping gear and food we set off to explore the area in a smoky haze from the bushfires further west. With a ditch and recovery exercise in deep water done by all during the lunch stop on Day 2, we all received our Anchor badges.
Scouts and Cubs camp at JOTA/JOTI
Jamboree On The Air was held at Narrabeen Lakes over the weekend where the Scouts got to talk on amateur radio and over the Internet with other scouts from around the world as well as get out on the lake in canoes and play other games round camp. Cubs joined in on Saturday afternoon with a few staying the night and getting to watch The Hobbit.
Cub Fun Day
The Cubs travelled to Luna Park. Turned out to be an excellent day. They completed part of their Travellers Badge, all of the ‘Thrilling Rides’ badge (which has yet to be approved).
Scouts help out at Manly Citizenship Ceremony
Escape & Evade
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]
Find it, Log it
The Cubs had a great day at Manly Dam adding to their navigation skills and learning about Geocaching as part of the Scout Year of Geocaching.
It was an excellent day, particularly for mid August, you needed hats and sunscreen (almost).
After finding 3 geocaches, still keen to find more!
Water over the waterfall as well!
The Cubs added about 6 caches to their list for The Great Scouts Geocaching Competition!
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!
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Cubs Masterchef
Dips, nachos and even creme brule were on the menu!
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