Today, Scouting Human and I were doing Beach Navfest,, . An orienteering/rogaining event at Glenelg Activity Centre. We were not doing it on our though as we had the equivalent of two teams of Golden Grove Cubs entered – one with myself and Scouting Human. The other was with the Assistant Leader / Rover.
There was quite a crowd there, as it was open to all sections – Joeys through to Rovers. It was certainly a great atmosphere and the weather was awesome as well, considering it was February (considering how hot it can be at this time of year).
We had a quick session on mapping and how to plot the course we wanted to follow. The two teams from Golden Grove did this separately, as they were planning on working as two separate teams.
It was soon time to head off (there was a 5pm start time) and the group we were supervising soon released that aiming for the furthest (and most points attached) check point was probably not the wisest move. We looked at the map and saw we were near a couple of points and got them answered.
Here was a brief stop for something to eat, before moving on and doing more check points. It was not long before the Cubs needed to head back to the starting point at Glenelg Activity Centre, for the 7pm deadline.
We handed in our sheet and waited for the organizers to tally the scores. Neither team placed highly, but were certainly not in last place. It was a enjoyable event and got the youth members out and about, trying some map reading, in a area they are not totally familiar with. It was also a great way to learn about teamwork. Certainly something we will be looking at trying again in the future.
