Day Six - Wednesday 19th January

Today was the second day of sightseeing.  Getting up and ready for breakfast was more relaxed, even though we still had to be on the buses as a particular time.  But one thing was for sure; everyone was wearing their uniforms today!

The first place to be visited today was the Australian War Memorial (www.awm.gov.au).  Our first activity while at the Australian War memorial was, as a contingent was to visit the Unknown Soldier. We had a talk from a veteran, which was then followed by 4 cubs laying the wreath and one reading the ode. It was something all the cubs took seriously and their behavior was quite good, considering their age and the seriousness of this service. It is certainly something that they wouldn’t have been able to have done if they had stayed home in Adelaide!  It was certainly a experience and even though we were there for around 3 hours, the time went all to quickly and certainly more time is needed to do the venue properly.

After finishing at the War Memorial (which also included lunch), we headed to Parliament House (www.aph.gov.au).  Here, we had a guided tour, which saw us visiting both chambers. From here, we had a chance to wonder and this included a chance to go onto the roof – and have a look at the huge flag pole (which was also a fascination for many cubs).  There was even plenty of time to visit the shop as well, which seems to be a compulsory part of visiting different places around Canberra.

Tea was at had at the Campsite and many people took the chance to change out of their uniforms. Tea was eventually had in two parts as after having main course, it was time to get back onto the buses and head to the National Dinosaur Museum. (www.nationaldinosaurmuseum.com.au). For those who want to know more, from the following is from the website “Starting from humble beginnings in 1993, the museum has grown from just a small collection to housing the largest permanent display of dinosaur and other prehistoric fossil material in Australia. With 23 complete skeletons, and over 300 displays of individual fossils, the museum continues to grow and expand our collection and our depth of information.”
Again, the Cubs enjoyed the visit as well as the chance to explore something different. 

 Having it done in the evening was also a change to the routine. Many Cubs headed straight to bed once back at the camp site, opting to miss dessert. A sure sign a cub is very tired when they start missing chances to eat!