Cub Camp

Excited ahead of the event

So after much excitement and apprehension, the day finally came: cub camp day!  750+ cubs from all over North Yorkshire meet at Pateley Bridge for 3 nights of camping and fun.  Tom's been excited about it since he found out about it, and rightly so, who wouldn't be excited to spend 3 nights camping with your friends and having fun?  I'm jealous - would love to go myself.  It was just seconders and leaders that got to go, it is all done on age and Tom is the youngest of all the children - he just made it - phew!

We had spent every available window this week packing and repacking for the camp.  We had a kit list which was huge, and weren't sure how the kids got to camp: did they have to carry it all themselves, could we help?  It was all a little vague.  Anyway, we got him to the point that he could fit everything in his bag himself which was good.

Biking

On Friday, we picked him up from school, brought him home, he had a good shower (no showers on the camp site) got dressed into his cub uniform and then packed the car and headed over to the campsite.  He was excited and nervous all at the same time, I don't blame him.

Home for 3 nights

Sumo with Lucy

We stopped off at a rather good pub, The Clarendon Hotel in Hebden for tea where Tom talked about his butterflies.  He ate well though, he chose tomato pasta, which he scoffed in no-time and then we supplemented it with gammon steak and chips from me and fish and chips from Matt until he complained that he was full.  We then continued on to the camp.  To be fair it was well organised.  We were shown where to park and then after studying a map we found out where Ingleboro' cubs were located and headed over.  There we found the camp already up.  Some had already arrived.  Tom found Charlie and headed straight into his tent (Ingleton cub attendees are 3 boys and 5 girls), he had his roll mat and sleeping bag set up instantly.  He was so so so excited that he was barely able to say goodbye to him.

Unfortunately it was raining, but not too hard, but it meant waterproofs and wellies were out.  Anyway, we left a very excited Tom and Charlie behind, they zipped the door down on us, we figured it was time for us to leave!  They are going to have a fab time!

Photos from the Scout FB page - think they had fun!!!!!