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Nov 04 2020
The lockdown was very distressing for everyone. For the scouters it came with the added irritation of online scouting which is antithetical to how we see scouts as it should be. So it was not surprising that as soon as hiking was allowed, some of the scouters organised themselves to get out on the mountain. …
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Nov 04 2020
This year the Upton Shield competition was held at Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. 1st Claremont entered four teams all of which did extremely well with one of our teams coming in first place and another in the top ten. The weather conditions on the day were rather misty in the morning which permitted enjoyable hiking although …
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Nov 04 2020
On the 12th of September Holly, Rozanna, Ryan and I hiked up Table Mountain via the jeep track to do a 10km hike. This was our first hike since lockdown, our first patrol hike of the year and our first hike without scouters, so it was a pretty big day. Since it was at least …
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Nov 04 2020
Sometimes we have the sad news of the passing of one of our former members. In scouting parlance the person has Gone Home. This is based on the veldcraft sign of a circle with a dot in the middle and such a sign can be found on Baden-Powells gravestone in Kenya. Usually such a person …
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Nov 04 2020
Oliver, Holly, Rozy and myself set out on a hike at Silvermine. It was a hot sunny day, but it was rather windy. We set out early morning on a path that winded up the mountain towards Muizenberg. The incline was steep but relatively easy and it was not long before there were great vistas. …
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Nov 04 2020
Finally, live meetings again! I was so excited when the email came through. At last scouts could meet again in person. I wondered what we would be doing for the first few meetings. At last the day came. I was super excited to see everybody again. All we did for the first 15 minutes was …
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