Another camp over

Well, we all made it back from camp safely in the end. The day before we were due to leave it rained almost continuously, with only a brief break when we were having our campfire with songs and sketches. To be honest though, if you were going to ask for a spell without rain then you couldn't have picked a better time.

The river next to the site had risen a good four feet by the time we were due to leave and we felt glad we had decided not to build a bridge in the end. The other group staying on the site, who had built their bridge with supports on dry land earlier in the week, found that they were in a good three feet of water and several feet from the bank by Saturday morning.

We got tents down on Saturday and had all the kit packed and everyone transported to Spean Bridge station with a good ten minutes to spare. The train journey to Glasgow really has to be one of the most attractive rail journeys in the country, although a lot of the Scouts spent most of it sleeping after a hard week at camp.

On the other hand, the journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh on a packed train on a Saturday afternoon with no air conditioning is not very enjoyable at all. Not reccommended.

All the tenst are now up drying in the hall and pots and pans are away for cleaning with various people. Hopefully they will turn up again at the start of term.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the camp, and we hope all the Scouts had a good time and some new experiences.