Malahide Sea Scouts » ceadaoin cubs https://www.malahideseascouts.ie Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:56:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 Ceadaoin Cubs Pack Holiday https://www.malahideseascouts.ie/2016/05/ceadaoin-cubs-pack-holiday/ https://www.malahideseascouts.ie/2016/05/ceadaoin-cubs-pack-holiday/#comments Sun, 08 May 2016 08:26:55 +0000 http://www.malahideseascouts.ie/?p=11634 On Friday the 22 of April 2016 the Ceadaoin Cubs went on our pack holiday. This year we went to Lilliput which some of the older cubs had been to before. On Friday at about six o’clock all of us met outside St.Oliver Plunkett School. We all got checked in and were told what team […]

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]]> On Friday the 22 of April 2016 the Ceadaoin Cubs went on our pack holiday. This year we went to Lilliput which some of the older cubs had been to before. On Friday at about six o’clock all of us met outside St.Oliver Plunkett School. We all got checked in and were told what team we were in (North,South, East or West) and then loaded our bags onto the bus. After everyone had arrived we all got onto the bus and found seats. It took us an hour and a half to get there and for a majority of the way all you could here was singing! The bus driver was getting slightly annoyed!! When we got there John got us to fall in and he told us what the plan was for the night and some of the plan for Saturday. Then we were all assigned to our rooms. We all were told to put on a jacket, hat and hiking boots. After everyone was organised we went inside to the kitchen/dining room where we all had a bite to eat and then we went out on a night hike. When we got back we had a run around in the field at the front of the house. Then it was lights out.

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The next morning we all woke up and put on our clothes for the day including our pack holiday t-shirt designed by two of our cubs. We ate breakfast and then while one of our teams tidied up the rest went back to our rooms and packed up everything for the day. Then when our rooms were tidied we had inspection on our rooms and the rule is you are not allowed leave your room until a leader tells you to. We all fall in outside and John explains what is going to happen first – that was orienteering. But before that we took a group photo. We were put into our teams and we were given a map and a little card to put our stamps on. How it worked was you were given a map with different places marked on it and then when you found it there would be a stamper stuck onto a tree or gate. The aim was to get all of your card stamped and be back in the quickest time. When we got back the way it worked was east and west were paired together to go rock climbing and play games while north and south did archery and games then we switched over.  When all of the teams had done both things it was time for lunch.

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When lunch was over one team did the tidy up and the two teams that were going to the bog got ready for the bog and the last team had free time. Then the two teams going to the bog went off and the two other teams went into the woods to play capture the flag. The bog wasn’t just a bog it was actually an assault course and you were going underneath nets and jumping over and going under things.  It was really fun and then we switched over.  The teams that had just come back from the bog are given hot chocolate and they get into the shower. Then the second team goes to the bog  and the first team plays a game. Then we come back and eat dinner. While the leaders set up a movie we went and played game. Then we came back and had a talent show, watched a movie and then went to bed.

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On Sunday we woke up and ate breakfast and then one of the teams tidied up while the other teams got ready for the day and we packed up all our gear. We were then inspected and if we passed we got tuck shop which was an Easter egg. After that we fell in and we were divided into two teams to do some activities. The two of the teams went to build bivvy shelters and the other two teams played Quazar in the forest and then we switched over. After we had finished our activities we had lunch and then we all fell in and John gave out the awards. Then it was time to get onto the bus and go home. We got home and our parents picked us up at St. Oliver Plunketts. It was a great

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]]> https://www.malahideseascouts.ie/2016/05/ceadaoin-cubs-pack-holiday/feed/ 0 20km hike for Ceadaoin Cubs https://www.malahideseascouts.ie/2016/01/20km-hike-ceadaoin-cubs/ https://www.malahideseascouts.ie/2016/01/20km-hike-ceadaoin-cubs/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:40:24 +0000 http://www.malahideseascouts.ie/?p=11465 On Saturday the 16th of January, fourteen kids and I from Ceadaoin Cubs, went on a 20k hike in Wicklow. This was one of the things we had to do for our Chief Scout award, so we were all very determined to finish it. We went up the Spinc mountain. We met at the den […]

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On Saturday the 16th of January, fourteen kids and I from Ceadaoin Cubs, went on a 20k hike in Wicklow. This was one of the things we had to do for our Chief Scout award, so we were all very determined to finish it. We went up the Spinc mountain. We met at the den in Malahide at 7:30am.There we arranged lifts to Laragh village. We walked out of the carpark up a trail leading to a forest. We walked through the forest and there we had to stop because one of our cubs had gotten blisters on her feet and they had to get plasters put on over them. We then stopped for a short food break. We went off the trail and we walked up a set of steps for about 2k. When we got to the top everyone was exhausted, but there was still more to go! We were shocked to see all the snow and ice up there. We had a small break there. Everyone was throwing snowballs at each other! We continued on up the steps. It was very icy in some places and we had to go off trail. Some people tried to walk on the ice and ended up slipping all over the place! Myself included! We were ice – skating on the ice which probably wasn’t a good idea! It was absolutely freezing so everyone had to wrap up tight. We walked the rest of the way down the steps. It seemed like it went on forever. When we got to the end of the 600 steps we were all so tired but we had to push on. We walked down the rest of the way without the steps but it was still super slippy. We got to a bridge and before we crossed it we stopped for lunch. One girl’s lunch fell in the river but she got it back! Phew! We continued on but as we were crossing the bridge a girl fell and twisted her knee. A few leaders stayed back to help her. She had to walk down the mountain leaning on the leaders, but eventually she was walking on her own. We got to a very bendy, rocky section and we were all trying to avoid the rocks and not fall over! Unlike when we were on the top of the mountain on one side of the lake and it was freezing,snowy and icy,this side was like Spring. The views were beautiful and it was surprisingly pretty warm. We walked along another trail through the forest and came out at a little park and stopped there for a break. We continued on and by this stage we were all absolutely jaded. We got back on to the path we had started on and got back to the carpark. When we got back we were all so tired but so happy that we had done it! We arranged lifts back to Malahide and it was beds early that night. It was a fantastic day and we all enjoyed it!
by Leah McGee, Ceadaoin Cubs

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