The "Exploration" - an observation

• Awoke
• Ate
• Had photos taken
• Started hike
• Walked up a hilly bit
• Saw and smelt some evil-smelling cows
• Some boys caught up with us but we soon went our separate ways
• Walked more
• Took a wrong turn and went round in a big circle
• Went the right way
• Walked some more
• Saw some pretty broken glass
• Got to village but big shop was closed
• Waited by river
• Went to shop and bought food and drink & nutritious and delicious sweets
• Ate lunch by the river
• Sat around for ages
• Saw English boys and adults
• Went to loo (blimey, plumbing!)
• Carried on with hike
• Walked some more
• Rested a bit at intervals
• Asked for water
• Saw a paintballing sign
• Walked a bit more until we reached our final destination
• Put our stuff in the tent which had already been put up for us
• The adult-type people came to see us
• Inspected our bag of nutrition, talked to us for a bit and the left in the Scout-mobile
• Ate dinner of sausage, crabsticks & tuna and sweetcorn salad - mmm yummy!
• Went on the concrete foundation bit to play Britain/France has got talent whilst eating Smurfs (Jessica liked them!!!...)
• Went to tent after a quick round of hokey-cokeying
• Chatted and ate some sweets for a bit
• Went to sleep
• Concludes day one of 'the hike'
• Woke up and lay around for a bit
• Dressed and packed-up before breakfast
• Had breakfast of brioche and chocolate spread and orange juice to drink
• Went to the toilet so wouldn't have to burst on the road when walking
• Said goodbye to the lady who we were staying with and were given food
• Went off on our merry way
• Walked very fast and covered much distance in little time
• Stopped to ask many people for water
• Had to go back as had taken wrong turn, but never mind
• Walked, had a lovely lunch of everything we had left
• Walked some more, had a snack (in a Pique-Nique area)
• Saw many English people
• Arrived back at camp singing a song about something

By Elizabeth Sartori, Patrol Leader, Kestrel Patrol