My name is George, I am nine and I go to 2nd Bracknell cubs (Foxes). On Saturday we went on the minibus to a narrowboat. I and my friends, Oliver and Christopher were on Star. Oliver and I were on the top bunks and Christopher was below us. We met Richard, the Skipper, he told us all how to be safe. We had to wear life jackets if we went outside. Going to bed was the hardest bit about the trip because they were not comfortable and I was really excited.
We woke up and had a cooked breakfast, Chris the Scout leader said he didn’t come on a camp without a cooked breakfast. It was a rush to eat breakfast, pack our kit away and tidy up before we had to open the first lock but we did it because we all worked together.
The first lock was really hard. It took all of us to get the gates opened. We had to wait until the water was dead level before we could push the gates open. Getting off Star was easier than getting on. We had to help each other getting off and on Star. Star kept moving all the time.
The worst bit was the rain because it rained a lot but we all had to wear our coats with the hoods up. The best bits were when I got to drive the boat, opening the first lock, meeting Richard because he was a really interesting, fun and caring Skipper and just being with all the cubs.
George steers the narrowboat (click to enlarge).
George & his cub friends (click to enlarge).
Posted on behalf of George Creber, Foxes Cub Pack.