Well, we all arrived safely yesterday and the rain managed to hold off for most of the evening as we set up our tents. Unfortunately the main tent we had brought to act as a store and central meeting point appeared to be missing its poles. Oops. I blame the Explorers ;-) (Who are sitting next to me just now expressing their disdain that I could even consider such a thought)
However, in the best Scouting traditions we made do and managed to construct a couple of fairly impressive shelters with some tarpaulins we had brought.
After a slow dinner (cooking on open fires will take some a while to get used to) dusk slowly fell and the midgies made their presence known. I suspect they will be with us all week but the sun is out today and its glorious, so hopefully it will make up for their presence.
This morning it was bacon rolls and rice krispies for breakfast (vegetarian sausages for some) which went down well. A first inspection of the troop revealed varying standards as far as kit and camping skills go, but after a week they will get the hang of it.
There is very limited mobile phone reception on site so posts will only be made when we can get in to Fort William to buy food, which will probably be every second day.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Glad you're all settling in well.
ReplyDeleteI reckon the lack of poles was a deliberate ploy by Owen to test your your mettle!
I hope Carole is coping with the midges as they tend to make a bee(midge)line for her.
I think you've got the best of the weather as it's overcast here.
I hope you all have a wonderful time and you're an example to us all in how to have a low carbon footprint holiday!