CASTLECLIFF SEA SCOUTS 40- MILE RIVER JOURNEY

Wanganui Chronicle, 7 March 1947, Page 4

CASTLECLIFF SEA SCOUTS 40MILE RIVER JOURNEY

During a ten-day camp held at' Atene, between January 18 to January I 28, 16 Castlecliff Sea Scouts, under the leadership of their Group Scout-1 master and Scoutmaster, Messrs. R. El and H. A. Davis, passed tests for fif-1 teen badges, and underwent other, scout tasks. A 14-mile hike along the river road: produced many thrills —the best ot ' which was an unsuccessful chase for: deer disturbed feeding on the. way- [ ward track. On another occasion,! three senior scouts, armed with knives, I bushed a pig which provided the scouts I with a hearty meai- I Eight scouts, and their group scout- [ master skipper, made the down-river! trip from Atene to Castlecliff in twelve j and a-half hours—quite a remarkable - performance, considering the size ofi the pair-oared, flat-bottomed boat and the difficulty of navigation. The boat-party left Atene at 8 a m., and tied up at the Castlecliff wharf al 8.30 p.m.. The scouts felt the strain, as they had taken turns at rowing with half-hourly spells in between. Their new 17 foot standard boat has now arrived in Wanganui ex Dunedin, and the prospects of future river trips are mucT’brighter. The following boys gained their respective badges: Ewen Philips, second class and ccoks badges; Robert Calkin, second class and cooks badges: Bernard Ross, second class and cooks 1 badges; Ronald Whitlock, second class I and cooks badges; Keith Townsend, cooks badge; Cecil Tunnicliffe, swimmers badges second class; Edward Wilson, second class cooks and swimmers badges; David Mead, second class cooks, swimmers and musicians badges. The majority of the scouts have not as yet completed their tests, but indications are that a number f, t scout badges will change hands.