Today
every was up bright and early. After breakfast, the cubs had to get their day
packs, with their water bottles and lunch boxes and make their own sandwiches
for lunch.
It
was a short walk to the Outer Harbour train station, where the cubs boarded the
awaiting train. That was certainly not something they were expecting, to have
the train waiting for them when they arrived. However, it was a bonus as it
meant we didn’t have to worry about them running around the station while
waiting for the train to turn up!
All
too soon it was time to alight in Port Adelaide, and time for Akela Sarah to retrieve
her phone! She had left it at home. However, Akela Alan kindly brought it down
to Port Adelaide for her and this certainly made life a lot easier for her.
After
a walk around Port Adelaide looking at some of the historic buildings and
locations, we headed to the Train Museum
National Rail Museum - South Australia
where the cubs spent a hour wandering the site. They also did some worksheets,
which counted towards their “Local History’ special interest badge. There was
even a special ride on a small train.
After
lunch, we headed down to the Maritime Museum,
Maritime Museum - South Australia which was at the other end of the street. We spent
another few hours here. But one thing that caught the attention of the Cubs was
the Yarn bombing of several items in the street. Several photos were taken and
Cubs were scratching their heads as to why people would do this.
It
wasn’t long before the Cubs were heading back to the train station to catch the
train back to camp. The route back to the train station was the long scenic
route (meaning the back streets!) to try and use the cubs’ energy!
Back
at Camp, there was some free time before tea, a chance for the Cubs to just
hang out and relax. It also meant Akela had to get her feet wet by retrieving the
ball from the water at the end of the ramp. The Cubs had somehow sent the ball
flying over the fence. They even had a chance to watch a movie if they wished
(only one did watch it)
After
main course of tea was served, and eaten and washed up, it was time for another
one of Akela’s famous walks around the block. This takes about a hour to walk
and one reason Akela gets to do it is to try and get the energy levels down a
little. But after not getting a great deal of sleep on the 1st night
of camp, this is very rarely a problem.
Back
at camp, it was time for Supper. This in reality was dessert, which Bagheera
heated while everyone was out on the walk (he couldn’t come because of his sore
knee). It was sure nice to come back to warm apple or apricot pie with custard.
When served up with warm milo, it was even better! I am sure there were some
who would be wondering how to get their parents to feed them like this when
they are at home.
Not
long after, all the cubs were in bed, and asleep, for which I was thankful. It
meant Akela and I could actually be in bed before midnight! Definitely appreciated
all round!
