Today was hike day so no on site activities. We put out six teams of Scouts and one of Explorers/Young Leaders between the two troops with the teams deliberately mixed up to encourage intertroop teamwork.
While some leaders headed out for the shops to sort out the days food, 3 of a more determined nature set out as the Sweeper Team, walking a short distance behind the last of the 60 teams to make sure that no one got left behind.
As all the odd numbered teams walk the circular route in the opposite direction to the evens, we crossed paths with most of our Scouts along the route as they completed not just the hike but the 4 teamwork challenges set along the route. The teams seemed to work well (or at least everyone we saw on route was smiling). The only incident of note remains a bit baffling. In the middle of the driest summer for over 40 years, two of our Scouts somehow managed to not only find the only muddy pond in Hertfordshire with any water left in it but somehow finished up knee deep in the water.
We'll let you know how the teams scored tomorrow.
A dinner of hotdogs and nachos followed and then up to Flagbreak.
After Flag, while the leaders were engaged in a game of charity bingo the scouts and explorers got together in some of the best team work we've seen all camp. All 36 of them blew up 1000 small balloons and managed to completely fill one of the leaders tents😯
Watch this space to see what sort of payback develops.
Back to normal tomorrow with a full day of activities on camp.
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