At 8 am on 19th September beavers from
across the district met at Romsey Bus station to wait for the coaches
to arrive.
We were soon all
seated and set off towards Poole where we joined the ferry for the
short trip across the harbour to Brownsea Island. It was a fabulous day
and we were lucky to see plenty of the red squirrels that inhabit the
island.
We walked along the
paths taking in the views across to the Purbeck Hills, watched
kayakers and sailors on the water, hugged a tree and stopped for a
snack (beavers seem to be always hungry).
We visited the stone placed to mark
the first experimental scout camp and then went along the forest
track where we had a long jump challenge - Eagle wanted the beavers
to see who could jump the farthest before lunch. We have certainly
got some athletes amongst us.
After meeting up with the rest of
the district beavers for lunch we played some games of Frisbee and
parachute before heading off to the beach where beavers soon had
shoes and socks off for a paddle
Although I got lots of teasing at
the start of the day for having bought a shopping trolley I was very
glad not to have to carry everything around all day and even Eagle
took a turn at pulling it up the hill for me! Thank you.
We got back to the pier just in time
for our ferry and arrived back safe and well in Romsey where parents
were waiting to meet us. It was a great day out and one that I hope
the beavers will remember.
My thanks to the parents that came
to help and I hope you enjoyed the day as well.
Julie Foster
