We
all walked up to the Hermitage, where we were divided into three groups
of five Explorers. Each group was given a map with orienteering points
marked and we set off in the dark to try too find the points marked.
Lack of torches [what happened to 'Be Prepared'?] meant a complete
failure by every group, so we went back to the church hall, where we
were told that we would have to do it again but when there was more
light.
Thursday 3rd May 2007 : A night on the town
We
all met up at the Church of St Andrew and St George in George Street,
where we were divided into three groups. We had a number of questions
to answer on the way back to the Hall. We also had to keep our eyes
open to see which leaders were (a) carrying a newspaper, (b) wearing a
hat and (c) carrying an umbrella. What leaders?!
Thursday 10th May 2007 : First aid [1]
David
(the leader) had injured his foot but had had it dealt with in hospital
rather than letting the Explorers loose on it. Instead, the body that
had been found underneath the church in the 25th Morningside's Scout
Store was brought up to the Hall. Lettie explained that she was not
breathing, so we all took turns to give her mouth-to-mouth, then having
an go at cardiac resuscitation.
Thursday 17th May 2007 :
 |
We all met at the Bonaly entrance to the Pentlands
Country Park. A general lack of leaders meant that instead of
instruction in navigation skills, we went for a walk around the
reservoirs and back to Bonaly. It was a fine evening and we made
friends with a labrador who took some persuasion to go back to its
owner. We finished up by trying to break the Bonaly bench-sitting
record. The last time we attempted this was in May 2005. |
Thursday 24th May 2007 : First aid [2]
Lettie
instructed us on putting on bandages this evening. We split into pairs
and practised putting on slings and bandaging up head wounds.
Thursday 31st May 2007 : End of exams party
We
started off with a game from Martin before Alan started us off with
'Chinese mimes'. We divided into two teams and each had to do a
single-person mime for the first person in the other team. They then
had to copy the mime for the next member of the team. Shona's team
tried to mime 'the information super-highway' after which Holly's team
mimed Shona's bicycle crash from the camp at Meggernie. Shona, who was
the last Explorer in her team to see it had no idea what it was until
it was demonstrated first-hand.
Thursday 7th June 2007 : Orienteering [2]
The
evening being much lilghter than in April, we went up to the Hermitage
once again and were divided into four teams this time. This time we
could actually see the points, though finding them all was another
matter.
Thursday 14th June 2007 : Sky-ride
We
met up at the Ratho climbing wall (now the 'Edinburgh International
Climbing Arena) and went up to the top floor to be set off on the
sky-ride.
Thursday 21st June 2007 : Water activities
[to be completed]
Thursday 28th June 2007 : Beach Barbecue
[to be completed] 
