Trip to Victor Harbor

Today, Akela and I (with Rufus) went to Victor Harbour. We had to leave early, but it was definitely worth it.

When we arrived, we met up with Akela’s family, who were staying there, before going to Port Elliott. In Port Elliott, we went did some window shopping and Elliott Hotel for lunch. From there, Akela, her family and I went for a walk around Port Elliott, before heading to the station to catch a steam train.

When we got to Victor, we went for a walk around the Bluff. On the walk, we found a geocache, which we logged. It was a very good view from the top of the bluff and we were thinking we would look for another cache which was close by. However, there were a few too many people around, so we will come back at another time to have a look for it.

Once we had finished the walk, it was time to head back to Akela’s parents house, for tea and a evening of laughter with the family.

Urimbirra Wildlife Park

Today, Akela and I visited Urimbirra Wildlife Park ( http://urimbirra.com.au/) The reason for the visit is due to Akela staying at Victor Harbor for the weekend with relatives from overseas. In true style, I managed to find my way into the baggage and when we visited the wild life park, I thought I would write a entry about it.

It was really a lot of fun and the overseas really enjoyed the chance to get up and close with a number of our native animals. It is certainly worth a visit and a very relaxed place. There was a chance to feed Kangaroos, pat Koalas and have birds sit upon your shoulder. I thought it was a really cool place to visit.

Sunday at Victor Harbor

Today, the Cubs were up later than Saturday. Not only did they sleep longer, they also got a extra hour sleep due to the clocks going back. So that they slept until 7am, was a really good effort.

We  were soon up, had breakfast and cleaned up, it was time to head over to Granite Island, so that we could do some Geo-caching. We found two caches while we were on the island and several of the cubs were appreciative of the finds.

 Once we had were done, we headed back to the Scout Hall and started to clean up, with a break for lunch. All too soon, the parents arrived and it was time to head home.

 It was a great weekend, and we had brilliant weather. I am really looking forward to the next camp we have and hope it is as great as this one was.

Saturday at Camp, Victor Harbor

Today, was a very good day. Weather was perfect and the Cubs were very well behaved overall.

It was an early start, as was to be expected on the first day of camp. After having breakfast and heading to the playground, where our first activity was a boot camp style activity. It was certainly once way to get moving and certainly ensured the cubs got moving. While Bagheera and Baloo were running this activity, Akela managed to get a few shots of the beach and Wilbur in before we needed to head to the next activity.

 We had morning tea before heading over to Granite Island for our booked in Penguin Feeding session t the Penguin Centre on Granite Island. This was a most interesting aspect of camp as it allowed the cubs to hear how numbers of penguins on Granite Island have dropped from 2000 in the year 2000 to 126 last year. The number of New Zealand seals has increased over this period and it is certainly food for thought that there may be a link. I think the Cubs were very good and to be commended.

 After lunch, we headed to the National Trust museum and had a look around there as well. Here, we split into two groups and half started one way and the other half started the other and crossed over in the middle.

Then it was back to the hall and time to have some free time before we headed to the beach for a swim prior to tea. It also allowed the cubs to sort out their tents, as they were rather shocking.

 Tea was followed by a walk before going to bed and pretty much all the cubs were ready to crash early after much walking and not so much sleep the previous day.

 For those who don’t know much about Victor Harbor, we can provide the following information: Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula, about 80 km south of Adelaide, South Australia. The city is the largest population centre on the peninsula, with an economy based upon agriculture, fisheries and various industries. It is also a highly popular tourist destination, with the city's population greatly expanded during the summer holidays.

Cub Leader Planning Trip To Victor for Camp

Today, Akela and two other leaders took a trip to Victor Harbor to do some planning for Cub Camp that is happening in a few weeks. Things such as hall location in relation to activities, how far, how long would it take to walk and stuff like that. It was a really good day for it and Baloo came back slightly sun burnt. She really should know that she needs to wear sunburn cream.

 

We think the Cubs are really going to have a great time on camp and hope they appreciate that the leaders have taken the day out of their schedules to do this day trip in order to organise camp.