An action packed week was had in Ireland, with a great deal of fun with many great Scouts & Explorers.
Highlights included, Zipit, Dublin Tour, Coastal walk, the Zoo, Guinness Lake, Kayaking and loads more.
The camp was split over 2 sites. One in Dublin & one in the Wicklow mountains.
Here are some of our highlights.
The Crays Pond campsite near Goring was the fitting location for 3rd Reading’s 2018 Summer Cub Camp – originally founded in the 1920s, the picturesque location was the perfect setting for over 40 Cubs to discover some of the more traditional scouting skills, such as pioneering and camp fire cooking, as well as to become acquainted with a variety of more contemporary ones, such as circus skills and bicycle pump rocket blasting – perhaps not surprisingly, a firm favourite! Slathered in sun tan lotion to cope with tremendous weekend weather, the Cubs revelled in the camaraderie and the challenges. 2018 Summer Cub Camp was a tremendous experience for young and old hands alike.
It was a fabulous morning by the river, followed by a brilliant win at lunchtime. We were not sure whether we had won and had to wait for the photo finish to be checked.
The results were:
Race 1, Boat 3, Finish 2nd
Race 2, Boat 1, Finish 1st
Race 3, Semi Final, Boat 4, Finish 2nd
Race 4, Final, Boat 4, Finish 1st!
The Cubs adopted Woody, the dog, as their mascot and motivation for winning.
There were only 9 Cubs in the boat.
The organizers praised Reading 3rd especially, highlighting their behaviour, which was polite and attentive. That’s always good to hear.
