September Camp - Saturday

Today, as usual, saw the Cubs getting up early. Akela has decided that she is going to work on this for the next camp! It was frosty, but there was no sign of clouds, or rain, which is a bonus. Being cold is one thing, but being cold and wet is another, and one Akela is glad she didn’t have to deal with.

Once breakfast was done and dusted (and the cubs had worked out it was warmer in day clothes than PJs), it was time to make lunches and pack day packs. The plan was to have lunch at the look out at Mt Lofty, and this certainly went according to plan. The Cubs found the work both enjoyable and challenging. The view at the top of Mt Loft was definitely worth it.

After lunch and the group photo that Akela insisted upon, we headed back to camp, still via the Heysen Trail, but via the loop that takes in the Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens. It was certainly a nice afternoon walk. Certainly a nice day to walk through the gardens. The Cubs were doing really well to walked so far, and did so well.

 Once back at camp, it was time to just relax and collect some firewood for the campfire. A couple took the chance to go have a hot shower before tea preparations started in earnest. It was a relaxing evening cooking the meal and some free time prior to tea for the cubs. The cubs enjoyed the campfire and even Akela’s 1^st attempt at a new Apple Crumble recipe worked well! So much so, that one of the cubs said it was better than the one her mum cooked at home.

It wasn’t long after the meal was finished that the cubs were in bed and asleep for the night. They were tired after the walk and were quite willing to go to bed – in fact, one cub even asked to go to bed! We will admit, it wasn’t that long before Akela and I headed to bed as well and the sleeping bag was a welcome sight