Jul 28 2026
On Thursday, 2 April 2026, I led a community service project at the Cape of Good Hope SPCA in Grassy Park, Cape Town. I was in charge of a team made up of Megan Le Roux, Rebecca Brink, and Axel. Our job was to help clean and improve the SPCA grounds. After the safety talk, …
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Jul 18 2026
My Discover Hike was lots of fun. Everyone arrived at the Scout Hall at 8:00, and my dad gave us a lift to Silvermine Gate 2. From there, we set off towards Muizenberg Peak. The weather was great throughout the hike, apart from the strong wind at the peak. The hike was enjoyable, and there …
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Oct 19 2021
On 28 August, I ran my community service for Discoverer. We were going to repair a boardwalk in Kildare Nature Reserve found behind Kildare Pre-Primary School. This project is especially special to me because I went to Kildare for pre-school. I have many memorable moments and special memories made in the Kildare Nature Reserve and …
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Nov 04 2020
One of the requirements for my Discoverer was to organise a hike of at least 10km. It was my first time doing this. We started in the Constantia Nek parking lot early on a Sunday morning, and followed the jeep track up Table Mountain. We chose to take the steep stairs at the beginning of …
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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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There must be a cover page. Log your hike using traditional compass logging techniques. There should be no more than 15 compass points logged and no less than 10. Your log should include in a grid format: the compass direction you are travelling in; The distance you have travelled (rounded to the nearest 100m); comments …
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Please look here before you commence planning Your hike plan must be submitted to the TS at least 5 days before your hike. It must include: Cover page A description of your route. A map of your route, with the route clearly marked (Google Maps is NOT sufficient). Weather forecast. Which scouts will be attending. …
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May 22 2019
On Saturday actually the 13th of April to be precise the troop took part in a construction project run be me. This must not be mistaken for the pioneering project that took place the next day on the Sunday. We set out to build a mini tower and once we had taken out all the …
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