Last weekend was the training camp for people completing their DofE expeditions by canoe. Camp started on Friday evening as we lugged barrels full of our personal kit down to Scout Park, ready to load onto the van. We also had the all-important food barrels (containing ridiculous amounts of sugar), and the group kit barrels. […]
Read morePart 2: DofE Bronze Canoeing Practice and Training Weekend
Bronze practice DofE expedition. Before the expedition had even begun, the team had the (what proved to be very) challenging task of actually getting to the campsite by ourselves. It was a smooth journey to paddington station and we arrived with plenty of time to visit Starbucks and McDonald’s. We found out the train would […]
Read morePart 1: DofE Bronze Canoeing Practice and Training Weekend
Shoppers in Sainsbury’s Muswell Hill on the Thursday night before our DofE training expedition must have been baffled by the multi-uniformed gaggle of teenagers speeding round the aisles with a trolley filled with a combination of Sainsbury’s Basics and junk food. The fact that they were being apparently led by the smallest member of the […]
Read moreSolent Sailing Weekend
This weekend we went sailing on the Solent! Day One: Me, Omar and Theo met at 7pm at Bounds Green Station then we went to meet Annie at Cotswold’s in Holborn, then we went to Waterloo and caught the train to Southampton Parkway which is when we got picked up by Ian in his Jag. […]
Read moreKISC Update 5 – Oeschinensee
All safe back from the day’s planned activity at Oeschinensee. Full report to follow tomorrow morning! Bedtime!
Read moreSurfing
The weekend was very eventful. We set of on Friday afternoon just after 5pm. Assuming we would arrive some time that evening, we all set of in high hopes that we would get back in time to cook a nice dinner and get a good sleep. In reality, thanks to HHESU’s @judi_k‘s very #slowdriving (and maybe […]
Read moreWWESU Jurassic Coast Camp in Dorset
I think I speak for all 23 Explorers who went when I say that the Half Term camp to Dorset was amazing fun. Despite the cold and occasional rain we managed to squeeze in a day of hiking along the coast, which gave us spectacular views!
Read moreSilver DofE Canoeing Expedition, Aug 2012
Throughout the past year, we have been attending Duke of Edinburgh training meetings for canoeing expeditions. It was through this we developed the necessary skills to complete three days in the wilderness on the River Wye and paddle a total of 90 kilometres. We decided to canoe rather than walk the expedition to have a […]
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