Monthly Archive for October, 2003
By a true fresher!
Where to start, I think I can sum up the camp for me in three words: beer, cold, and new. (As opposed to “New cold beer”)
On the Thursday evening before the camp I was thinking to myself what I was expecting the camp to be like. Eventually after much though I decided it was probably best likened to a venture scout camp. Was it? B******s! Noting like it. A SCOGUI camp is individual in the way it is run, the atmosphere and nothing like that I’ve seen before.
Anyway, Friday came. Promptly at 6 I arrived at the beam engine ready to depart on an adventure, my first SCOGUI camp! I was one of the first people to set off for the campsite with Jen driving, on the way she was kind enough to take us the scenic view through parts of Loughborough that even she hasn’t seen! When we arrived at the campsite we were warmly welcomed by campsite people who told us roughly where to pitch the tents. Erection complete, we started drinking around the campfire, at about 10:45 Mike was sent out for pizzas. Now campfire songs! How do people know them all? I’m sure i’ve sung most of them during my years as a Cub but I just can’t remember them! Frolics over, beered up, I resided to my tent.
Jen accompanied Saturday morning with a frying pan and another metal object singing a song to the words of ‘get outa bed’. Good song, but not at that time in the morning! The day’s activities included a trip to watch the rugby at the local student-vil pub, assault course (cleverly called the jungle gym for some reason) and the bouldering wall. After the activities, it was time for food curtsey of Mike and Simon! Thanks both of you for the food it was excellent! Saturday night’s activities comprised of another campfire again with songs. NOTE: Simon + cider = 1 man band!
Sunday had far more of a French attitude to it, laid back! Breakfast was eaten and the tents came down. We also had a game of hunt the flag, slightly more bias towards Kate, as the flag was hidden in the lady’s loo! After that it was a case of pack up and go!
Don’t worry, later we were all found in EHB!
Written by James Richardson
