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Glebe Scouts spend weekend at Danford Lake
By Adrian Camfield
Ninteen boys and three
leaders of the 36th Ottawa
(Glebe St.James) Scout Troop
enjoyed their Spring (?)
Camp on May 2 - 4, 1986.
The question mark refers to
the weather, which on that
weekend sometimes made us
think we were back to winter
and sometimes ahead to the
driest summer.
Our original plan had been
to camp with the seven other
troops of the Chaudière Area,
but the very dry April this
year made the fire risk at
the Area's site unacceptably
high for such a large gathering.
After the "monsoon"
of May 20-25, this may be
hard to imagine, but the
dust was thick on the road
to the alternate location
near Danford Lake, Quebec,
which we had visited last
fall.
On the Friday night the
three patrols pitched their
tents, had a hot mug-up and
tried to settle down for the
night. The cold wind, the
flapping canvas and the excitement
of the first night
in camp meant that all did
not sleep soundly. Why is
it the boys with the biggest
voices wake first with an
irresistable need to tell
their friends about the
night's happenings?
After an early breakfast,
the Falcon and Rat patrols
began the construction of a
signal tower three metres
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high, using wooden poles and
what seemed like kilometres
of rope. This pioneering
project really honed their
lashing skills which were
thoroughly tested later when
the entire troop decided to
check the scene from the
deck on top. The knots held
In the meantime, the Wolverine
patrol cut logs and
fashioned them into benches
for the fire circle. After
their work a chat over a hot
drink around the fire was
far more comfortable than
before.
Lunch followed, then a
hike up a nearby ridge to
view the surrounding countryside,
including Mt.
O'Brien which we had climbed
last fall. Granola bars and
apples were a welcome snack
! at the top. After supper a
wild game called Capture the
Flag provided much excitement
for all, perhaps even
too much. One Scout took a
wrong turn in returning
through the bush at the end
of the game and came back
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the long way round. His
safe arrival after all the
others was greeted with
cheers. During the subsequent
campfire, this incident
was easy to expand into
a discussion of relationships
within the troop. The
concern of the troop for
each of its members was certainly
evident.
Saturday night was.clear
and so cold that ice formed
on the water buckets. Were
we back to winter? In spite
of the low temperature, or
perhaps because of it, there
were few early risers.
Those who did were amazed at
the patterns of frost on the
long grass. Hot chocolate
around the fire before breakfast
was much appreciated.
During a leisurely morning
Scouter Don Johnston tested
some of the boys on the requirements
for various badges.
The warming sun dried
the frost from the tents
and all too soon it was time
to fold them away. With the
rising temperature came
black flies. When our drivers
arrived we were glad to
escape the flies' attention
but sad that a good weekend
had come to a close.
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