All for one and one for all

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These boys are clearly signalling they feel being in the cubs is the most fun for them as they learn things and have fun with close friends even if one seems to have acquired a green wrist support somewhere down the line.

That to me always was the thing about being in all boys group the very intensity of the espirit de corps that exists between you all and the easy going fun.

Tom Hanks was talking recently about the all pervasive cynicism that is around today especially with adults and why it is he's chosen to play an adult who isn't like that for children.
I can't help but wonder how much of drip fed cynicism is actually harmful to children today and in that light it makes things like Cubs more vital than ever.  

Staying warm and dry scouting

As we move across Autumn, one consideration has to be staying warm and dry as while you might get away with just a pack a way cagoule  just to keep showers off you we often get heavy showers and with it cold which is  bad combination.

This Regatta jacket is pretty good as it has a built in fleece for extra warmth, a fully water proof outer skin and the main zip covered by a flap to keep the slightest rain away from you.

Another thing that is handy are zipped pockets so nothing falls out hiking and this has two plus two small intermal pockets for a wallet and mobile phone.

We're Here!

It's very intriguing to see these scouts and their leader out not with just their Standard but holding a shield and a old style lantern with flames rather like something from the early part of the last century or the eighteen hundreds even. 

Is it that they are reenacting some past event in the history of their unit???

Come and join us for a game

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Scouts don't just camp, hike and attend scouts during the week they also so play sports either with it as sports count toward awards or as a recreational activity  alongside camp such as Association Football aka Soccer where one boy here appears to be holding a ball even though there isn't anywhere in view they can play.
A mixture of activities is important to avoid anything that might come over as unduly regimented or just a continuation of school which most boys are happy to forget come the end of the school day!

Taking advice

Pausing, we look through the glossy guide book he purchased looking up facts and figures as the two younger ones loon on in interest at what he is saying about where the visited.

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This kind of learning from older peers is a good thing to encourage the the older by learns to handle responsibility.

Practice makes perfect

In what looks very much like a vintage picture, the cubs appear to be practising balancing by walking on a supported piece of wood one foot in front of the other getting from one end to the other without falling off.

This I know would be very difficult for me personally as I disabilities that affect my co-ordination and balance apart from my difficulties in walking.

Serving the hot broth

Although at some camps at least conditions may not be so primitive the basics of camp cooking are it's either grilled or boiled if warm and in group quantities so soehing like a soup or broth would be ladelled out of a big pot to your bowl by a volunteer who brought it off the camp fire.

These Polish Scouts  are at the 1957 World Scout Jamboree.

There are few things more welcome than a warm meal when you've been out hiking trust me!