Cub Scout Camp - The Beach 2

So what do you do with 20 very enthusiastic Cub Scouts when they are so close to the beach, and want to give them a different experience - you get the lifesavers to come and run a Nippers session with them. We are very fortunate to have Paul and Katrina as members of the group, who in their spare time work as volunteer as Surf Lifesavers.

So to the beach we head! How many times has this walk happened over the past 2 days :)

Once there, we were provided some instruction from Paul & Katrina on what it means to be a nipper and the activities that they do when they train.

The first activity was a short dash along the beach to grab a flag. You had to dive for the flag at the end to ensure you were in with a chance. Leaders were in it too, they got shown up by the Cubs and Venturers, but hey it was a lot of fun.

The second activity was to do a a pole run around people standing in the surf. This was to provide the funniest moment, and the 'I can't believe I actually saw that' moment of the camp.

Now if you were looking you might have seen our loveable Rikki in the water. Yes, that was the moment aht we all never thought would happen. Rikki has said it takes the weather forecast to be snowing (very keen) or over 45+ before she will get wet. Well thanks to Katrina, it was a pleasant 22 degrees and she was suckered into getting wet. What happened was that the expectation was ankle deep, however, the waves did not play nice and she got dumped. Yes we have had that moment for ever. Thank you.

Once the racing was done, we had a final session to discuss what a rip is and how they work. Even and old dog like me got to learn something new.

It was then time for some free time at the beach - between the flags - and as the tide was out we got a lot of Cub Scouts to go out to the Sandbar. For some this was a first time experience and with a few nerves and tight hand squeezes, everyone got there and back safely.

Even though we did not complete all the things we were supposed to today, we have had a lot of fun and in the end that is all it is about.

We were also fortunate to meet some of the parents on thebeach too so they got to see the fun and action.

Once done it was time to head back and begin the clean up - mind you they all want to stay. Love too but we have to go home sometime!