As you may know, 1st Roselea Troop attended the 2011 Yanagin District Camp at Glenrock Scout Camp near Newcastle (no photos - too damp and my camera was flat.)

As you probably also know, the eastern seaboard was subject to very wet weather for the whole weekend.  So we had to cut the camp short and head home on Sunday instead of Monday.  Cars were bogged, trucks had to be pulled out by a tractor, and it was generally unpleasant, but we all got out!

The weather was foul.  It rained nearly continuously from about 30 minutes after we arrived to set up camp until we finished packing up. There were a few half hour clear spots, but for the most part the weather was damp and drab.

The scouts were camping as patrols, so they had their own tents, dining fly, esky, cooking and lighting gear (all paid for by the fund raising you participate in,) cooked their own meals and learned to thrive under harsh conditions.  I would say they did very well - I'll be annoyed if some of our patrols didn't win the district-wide competition.  Leaders were forbidden from physically helping the scouts construct or administer their patrols' camps, and so the scouts achieved it all for themselves.

Some highlights: