TE KORERO For Boy Scouts

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 269, 13 November 1935, Page 24

TE KORERO For Boy Scouts

HAWKE SEA SCOUTS,

A very pleasant camp was held at Shark Bay during the Labour Day weekend. The weather was more settled than is usual at this time of the year, plenty of sunshine and a fresh breeze mainly from the west prevailing. Of the 13 boys who attended only three had had previous camping experience, and the officers are delighted 'with the willingness and adaptability shown by tlio new boys. Under the guidance of] the older lads they soon had the tents pitched and the camp ship-shape. The three older lads. Q.M. Sindlen, P.L. Edwards and Don Jack tackled their jobs manfully and were a great help to the skipper all through the camp. Several of the boys were unable to make the trip in the early afternoon, and Inter on the whaler was sent across to the creek to pick them up. On their arrival all hands had tea, and a free time followed. Games and rowing filled in the time until nearly 8.30 p.m., when all turned in. Sunday morning broke fair, and the whaler's crew, after a hasty breakfast, was piped away to take the A.S.M., Mi". Nash, hack to town. Breakfast was prepared and eaten and the camp made ready for inspection. The whaler having now returned, a short period of instruction in signalling was given, and booh dinner time came round. After the rest period a move was made up to the road, where a scout pace distance was measured out and several trials were run. A hike to Onetaunga followed, and the new defence works' under construction were inspected, then we pushed on to Fitzpatrick's Bay, where games were played until it was time to return to camp for tea. This disposed of, games on the beach, rowing and fishing passed the time until the hour of camp-fire arrived, when a happy hour was spent around the blazing fire. Monday morning was fine and after the camp work was all done instruction ivas .given in finding compass direction uid tracking. During the rest period Skipper took Ron Youngman for his tenlerfoot test and passed him. At 2.30 >.m. kits were packed, tents struck and he grounds cleared up, after which the *ear was taken to the beach and stowed iboard the whaler. By 3.30 p.m. all vas ready, sail was made,. and we leparted for Cox's Creek, which we •cached at 4 p.m. The tide being still :oo far out to permit of the whaler makng the boathouse, it was anchored and he boys landed and had a snack in the joathousc. Soon the tide was in far snough to get the whaler in and the gear vas soon unloaded and stowed away. \ll hands were sorry that the camp had | wded and are now" looking forward to | l.n novt