2nd Nene (St. Peter's) Air Scout Group

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Even Leaders have to.
sleep sometime.

After a drink and an explore of the woods it was off to bed.

In the morning it was time to cook breakfast on a Hex Stove.

Does porridge taste better with some hot chocolate powder in it – yes apparently?

Lunch was also cooked on the hex stoves.

Evening meal was to be cooked on open fires – wood collecting takes along time.

Just enough time to put up the shelters made with tarpaulins.

Fires were lit with the help of flint strikers and cotton wool. Once the fires had died down and the chicken prepared and wrapped up in foil we just needed to wait whilst it cooked. Vegetables sweet corn and fruit were also cooked it tin foil.

Sunday morning the fire was re-lit from the embers from Saturday night.
We found out what happens if you put a raw egg in its shell onto the fire without pricking a hole in it. The bang was quite loud and although it split the shell, the egg continued to cook and was then eaten. Greg was amazed that some of the the eggs, when cooked, still  had a runny yoke. Bacon was cooked on granite tiles on the fire, the ash from the fire adding to the flavour.

After a tidy up it was off to the air rifle range.

Lunch was chicken sandwiches – now we know why we need to keep some of the cooked chicken from Saturday night.

None of the forecast rain arrived so the shelters were never really tested and the hottest place in Britain on Saturday was less than 30 miles away.

The Scouts arrived back at the HQ, on time, very quiet, and very sleepy – I wonder why.

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