Day 1 We arrived at the wild fig cafe near the liesbek river. We started off by getting into pairs after Joel told us that whichever pair collected the most rubbish got a chocolate (and because of the buddy system..). W.e started off our trek by walking along the side of the river and picking …
Category: Smoke Signals
For the main Smoke Signal post each quarter
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Oct 17 2023
Bats Patrol Alien Clearing Sessions
Bats did 2 sessions of Alien Clearing on the 29th of July and the 19th of August both at Rhodes Memorial. Day one was along the UCT fence line, assassinating the long leaf-wattle, gum and pines that were popping up from after the fire. Day 2 was on the mountain side above the road and …
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Oct 17 2023
Bats Table Mountain Cavalcade
On the 30th of July, Bats Patrol went on a cavalcade exploring the heights of Table Mountain. We traversed from Constantia Nek all the way along the mountain to summit Cleft Peak and then went down and passed around Hely Hutchinson Reservoir and through the flooding aqueduct to Nursery Ravine where we hiked down the …
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Oct 17 2023
James’ Springbok Community Service
Springbok community service is always a ton of fun for everyone involved, alongside getting a bunch of stuff done to benefit a worthwhile organisation. Woodside Special Care Centre is a home for mentally and physically disabled children and young adults situated in Rondebosch East. On Saturday the 22nd of September a few scouts from our …
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Oct 17 2023
Kestrels Patrol Camp
On the 7th of July we had a patrol camp. We were supposed to camp somewhere that wasn’t Hawequas but unfortunately the campsite flooded because of rain – and because the campsite was flooded the camp had to change location and that new location was…. Hawequas. It started raining while we were packing the equipment …
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Oct 17 2023
Geagles Advancement Day
On the third of September I had my first advancement day where I got 22 tasks done. I talked, tracked and drew a map. I had to preform a skit and talk about safety. Some of the skills I learned have been helpful for scouting competitions like Gordon’s. And others I am yet to use. …
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Oct 17 2023
Bats Patrol evening
Another Patrol Meeting involving food, work and shenanigans. We attempted to make our patrol meetings different to usual. After some long discussions on what we were going to do we decided we were going to break into James’s house. Luckily we have an easy way in because Julia shares the same house as him. (Next …
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Oct 17 2023
Editor’s Note Q3 2023
Welcome to our bumper edition— 3rd issue of 2023. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to the process of producing this — articles photos and editorial input. There’s a PDF version available for download , or continue on to this issues Contents online. I hope you enjoyed the cover art, countless seconds where consumed by ever …
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