53rd St Barnabas Scout Group
Summer Camp Dhekelia 2011
Day 1
Scouts: So its the first of July and most cub scouts and scouts are on the summer camp . We all met at the
scout hut before 8 and set off at 9. At ten we arrived at the Dhekelia camp site . We unloaded the truck , then
put our tents up and sorted our things. After a while we sat down to eat lunch .Then skip told us to put our
swim suits on and get ready for the beach. We swam and had fun. We splashed around,had a chicken fight
and sat outside the water just relaxing.. When we came back we went to shower and in the girls toilet the
water pressure was going on and off so it was hard for us to shower while Laura timed us .We ate dinner
and I'm glad to say it was delicious .After dinner we sat down and talked about our badge work and what we
will be doing for the next 4 days.. Now if we had this much fun on the first day can you imagine the rest .
( Eleni S )
Cubs: Today we had to be at the scout hut at 8:00. We loaded all are things onto a truck. Then we got onto
the bus and set off to Dhekelia. When we arrived we put up our tents. After that we ate lunch. We had
nuggets and chip's. Then we had an evacuation drill. Then we made our camp gadget's, a mug rack and a
shoe rack for our camper's badge. Some of us built the cub flag pole. When then had a break from work and
had a practice Uno Competition. After that we had our shower's .Then we ate dinner it was pork, mashed
potatoes and salad with water melon for dessert. Then we talked about what we will be doing for the next
four day's. Finally we went to bed to get some rest after our very busy day. ( Mac M )
Scouts: So its the first of July and most cub scouts and scouts are on the summer camp . We all met at the
scout hut before 8 and set off at 9. At ten we arrived at the Dhekelia camp site . We unloaded the truck , then
put our tents up and sorted our things. After a while we sat down to eat lunch .Then skip told us to put our
swim suits on and get ready for the beach. We swam and had fun. We splashed around,had a chicken fight
and sat outside the water just relaxing.. When we came back we went to shower and in the girls toilet the
water pressure was going on and off so it was hard for us to shower while Laura timed us .We ate dinner
and I'm glad to say it was delicious .After dinner we sat down and talked about our badge work and what we
will be doing for the next 4 days.. Now if we had this much fun on the first day can you imagine the rest .
( Eleni S )
Cubs: Today we had to be at the scout hut at 8:00. We loaded all are things onto a truck. Then we got onto
the bus and set off to Dhekelia. When we arrived we put up our tents. After that we ate lunch. We had
nuggets and chip's. Then we had an evacuation drill. Then we made our camp gadget's, a mug rack and a
shoe rack for our camper's badge. Some of us built the cub flag pole. When then had a break from work and
had a practice Uno Competition. After that we had our shower's .Then we ate dinner it was pork, mashed
potatoes and salad with water melon for dessert. Then we talked about what we will be doing for the next
four day's. Finally we went to bed to get some rest after our very busy day. ( Mac M )
Day 2
Scouts: Well, today was quite amusing... Laura, one of our leaders which came on holiday to Cyprus decided to join us. So
she woke us up at 6 30 shouting !!! Anyway we all got up and went for a stretch which was painful at 7 in the morning .... After
breakfast we had a fire drill. Anna had to spin the fire wheel which put us all on parade then another scout, Sophie call the
fire station. Telling them her name, age,where she was and what type of fire it was... As the fire engine came Sophie directed
them into the kitchen by pointing. After they put the "fire" out we tried out the hose of course I had a go. We went to check out
the fire engine which had all kind of equipment. We checked out the fire engine and washed Skips car with the hose then...
"cubs Vs scouts" a hose fight ... It was amazing !! As usual scouts win. After we had lunch 6 of the cubs which are going up in
September, joined us for the navigators badge. I personally think that this camp is the best camp...so far. The food is really
good here, I mean its better than my mums cooking... Well i am sitting here now in a hut watching everyone having ice cream
hope fully this camp wont go that quickly because its really fun. ( Jessica M )
Cubs:
On Saturday we woke up and it was really cold. We went with Laura to do exercise and then got ready. We had a fire drill and
the fire brigade came and pretended to put out a fire. Later on they stayed and showed us the fire engine and let us play with
the hoses. We had a water fight and everyone got soaking wet! Then the fire engine left. We changed into dry clothes and put
the wet ones out to dry. We went to breakfast then we played a game with balloons and then made kites in teams. We went
down to the football field and did Archery this was really fun. We had a bit of free time before lunch. After lunch we went down
to the beach and did some of our swimmers badge and played in the sea, we had a lot of fun. We came back and had our
showers, then we did a bit of our communicators badge. We played volley ball with a huge ball and then we had dinner. We
had chicken and macaroni and then had ice cream with fruit salad. We played the wide game and then went to bed. Even
though its my first summer camp I think its the best of all. ( Michalis )
Scouts: Well, today was quite amusing... Laura, one of our leaders which came on holiday to Cyprus decided to join us. So
she woke us up at 6 30 shouting !!! Anyway we all got up and went for a stretch which was painful at 7 in the morning .... After
breakfast we had a fire drill. Anna had to spin the fire wheel which put us all on parade then another scout, Sophie call the
fire station. Telling them her name, age,where she was and what type of fire it was... As the fire engine came Sophie directed
them into the kitchen by pointing. After they put the "fire" out we tried out the hose of course I had a go. We went to check out
the fire engine which had all kind of equipment. We checked out the fire engine and washed Skips car with the hose then...
"cubs Vs scouts" a hose fight ... It was amazing !! As usual scouts win. After we had lunch 6 of the cubs which are going up in
September, joined us for the navigators badge. I personally think that this camp is the best camp...so far. The food is really
good here, I mean its better than my mums cooking... Well i am sitting here now in a hut watching everyone having ice cream
hope fully this camp wont go that quickly because its really fun. ( Jessica M )
Cubs:
On Saturday we woke up and it was really cold. We went with Laura to do exercise and then got ready. We had a fire drill and
the fire brigade came and pretended to put out a fire. Later on they stayed and showed us the fire engine and let us play with
the hoses. We had a water fight and everyone got soaking wet! Then the fire engine left. We changed into dry clothes and put
the wet ones out to dry. We went to breakfast then we played a game with balloons and then made kites in teams. We went
down to the football field and did Archery this was really fun. We had a bit of free time before lunch. After lunch we went down
to the beach and did some of our swimmers badge and played in the sea, we had a lot of fun. We came back and had our
showers, then we did a bit of our communicators badge. We played volley ball with a huge ball and then we had dinner. We
had chicken and macaroni and then had ice cream with fruit salad. We played the wide game and then went to bed. Even
though its my first summer camp I think its the best of all. ( Michalis )
Day 3
Scouts: Today was a day packed with fun because we had more time to actually sleep although I over slept and quickly
got dressed and ran to the flag pole! We got on Parade at the flag pole and then we where told what to do. We changed
into our scout uniform and sat down to take a Group photo, after that we changed back into our normal clothes and sat
down for breakfast. Some of the swimmers went for their advanced swimmers, the advanced swimmers did rafting, we
the swimmers did some archery and volley ball with WATER balloons and sheets!! It was then time for our lunch after all
that, then all the scouts then did some jobs. We where then getting ready for a camp fire with a LOT of sketches and
songs witch was a lot of fun!! (Connor E)
Cubs: We woke up and got dressed, we did our exercise then brushed our teeth. After breakfast we did flag break and
inspection. Then we started work on our communicators badge. First with Anna we learned Morse code and then
Semaphore which is sending messages with flags. Then we had to decipher a message. We played a game before we
went to Laura to learn sign language using our body. We went and did a race over the obstacles course and the Blue six
won and we came second. Then we had lunch break which was nice. After we had free time so I sorted out my tent then
went to play volley ball with the huge ball. Then we went down to the beach where we finished our swimmer's badge
which was kind of hard. We played in the sea for a while then we had a water balloon fight. Then we came back and had
our showers and got ready for dinner. Then we got ready for campfire and practiced our sketches. Then we played volley
ball again which is fun. When it got dark we had a campfire with songs and sketches. It was a fun exciting day.
(Stephanie K)
Scouts: Today was a day packed with fun because we had more time to actually sleep although I over slept and quickly
got dressed and ran to the flag pole! We got on Parade at the flag pole and then we where told what to do. We changed
into our scout uniform and sat down to take a Group photo, after that we changed back into our normal clothes and sat
down for breakfast. Some of the swimmers went for their advanced swimmers, the advanced swimmers did rafting, we
the swimmers did some archery and volley ball with WATER balloons and sheets!! It was then time for our lunch after all
that, then all the scouts then did some jobs. We where then getting ready for a camp fire with a LOT of sketches and
songs witch was a lot of fun!! (Connor E)
Cubs: We woke up and got dressed, we did our exercise then brushed our teeth. After breakfast we did flag break and
inspection. Then we started work on our communicators badge. First with Anna we learned Morse code and then
Semaphore which is sending messages with flags. Then we had to decipher a message. We played a game before we
went to Laura to learn sign language using our body. We went and did a race over the obstacles course and the Blue six
won and we came second. Then we had lunch break which was nice. After we had free time so I sorted out my tent then
went to play volley ball with the huge ball. Then we went down to the beach where we finished our swimmer's badge
which was kind of hard. We played in the sea for a while then we had a water balloon fight. Then we came back and had
our showers and got ready for dinner. Then we got ready for campfire and practiced our sketches. Then we played volley
ball again which is fun. When it got dark we had a campfire with songs and sketches. It was a fun exciting day.
(Stephanie K)
Day 4
Scouts: We woke up at 7 again, so another lie in! We were in a rush today because it was our last full day today, so we went straight into breakfast and
then flag break. Skip then rushed us to the water to try and finish off our canoeists badge before the wind picked up. We came back to camp and me
and some other scouts had to had to go help Akela with the cubs. I had to entertain the cubs with some games before lunch. After lunch all the scouts
split up into two groups to do the navigators badge, we learnt how to do a back bearing and scales on a map. Just before dinner me and some other
selected scouts with Katy went to clean up the beach to go towards the helping the community requirement for our Bronze Leaf. For dinner, we had
chicken, vegetables and potatoes and it was nice. After dinner the scouts cleaned up and we all started packing up ready for leaving tomorrow. And
finally we all settled down to watch a movie and have ice-cream :D I really enjoyed today and I will miss this campsite, thank you for letting us stay here.
( Renay )
Cubs: We woke up at 7 O'Clock, brushed our teeth and we did our morning exercise. Then we went for breakfast. After flag break we cooked bacon,
sausages and halloumi. We also played games cleaned the campsite. Then, it was lunchtime. After eating, we had inspection. Then the elite cubs
went with the scouts to learn how to find back-bearings for our navigators badge. Then all of the cubs went down to the beach with Akela, Anna and
Laura and we played games like frisbe and find the fish. We camp back to camp and showered. After, we ate and finally we watched a movie called
Megamind. Then we had ice-cream, brushed our teeth and went to bed. ( Vassiliki )
Scouts: We woke up at 7 again, so another lie in! We were in a rush today because it was our last full day today, so we went straight into breakfast and
then flag break. Skip then rushed us to the water to try and finish off our canoeists badge before the wind picked up. We came back to camp and me
and some other scouts had to had to go help Akela with the cubs. I had to entertain the cubs with some games before lunch. After lunch all the scouts
split up into two groups to do the navigators badge, we learnt how to do a back bearing and scales on a map. Just before dinner me and some other
selected scouts with Katy went to clean up the beach to go towards the helping the community requirement for our Bronze Leaf. For dinner, we had
chicken, vegetables and potatoes and it was nice. After dinner the scouts cleaned up and we all started packing up ready for leaving tomorrow. And
finally we all settled down to watch a movie and have ice-cream :D I really enjoyed today and I will miss this campsite, thank you for letting us stay here.
( Renay )
Cubs: We woke up at 7 O'Clock, brushed our teeth and we did our morning exercise. Then we went for breakfast. After flag break we cooked bacon,
sausages and halloumi. We also played games cleaned the campsite. Then, it was lunchtime. After eating, we had inspection. Then the elite cubs
went with the scouts to learn how to find back-bearings for our navigators badge. Then all of the cubs went down to the beach with Akela, Anna and
Laura and we played games like frisbe and find the fish. We camp back to camp and showered. After, we ate and finally we watched a movie called
Megamind. Then we had ice-cream, brushed our teeth and went to bed. ( Vassiliki )
This years Summer camp in Scout Wood was a great scouting experience for all. Every member had to pitch in by putting up their own tents, building mini pioneering projects
and taking care of the campsite. 63 members went altogether and completed an amazing amount of badge work. 7 cubs gained their swimmers badges, 13 the campers
badge and 11 communicators badges. In total 20 scouts gained their swimmers badge, 3 survival swimmers and 33 their navigators badge. Some of the scout also had time
to complete some of their award requirements. It was an extremely successful camp and I would like to thank and congratulate, Hawkeye, Akela, Anna, Emilios,Katy, Elias and
Laura for their hard work and help in making this a fun and exciting experience for everyone.
Skip.
and taking care of the campsite. 63 members went altogether and completed an amazing amount of badge work. 7 cubs gained their swimmers badges, 13 the campers
badge and 11 communicators badges. In total 20 scouts gained their swimmers badge, 3 survival swimmers and 33 their navigators badge. Some of the scout also had time
to complete some of their award requirements. It was an extremely successful camp and I would like to thank and congratulate, Hawkeye, Akela, Anna, Emilios,Katy, Elias and
Laura for their hard work and help in making this a fun and exciting experience for everyone.
Skip.
