Camp Diary - Page 4

Saturday 3rd May 2003

The Morning of THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM
(Shopping)

6.00am - It was planned the night before that we would go on a walk this morning so on a walk we went. It was an enjoyable stroll across the beach, playing on the rocks and looking in the rock pools. We found a small starfish and many long pieces of seaweed that looked so much like octopus legs that no one dared to touch them.

I tried to take a picture of the lads standing on a rock but slipped as I pressed the button, you would not believe the resulting picture, I managed to end up with a picture of the rock pool in front of the rock and in the water was the reflection of the lads standing on the rock above falling about laughing at me. I could not have planned that picture if I had tried all weekend. The only other events that should be recorded are George’s acrobatics when he slipped on a piece of seaweed and ended up upside down in a heap, supporting a big lump on his head, and also the fact that we where one lad short, Leo was so far gone when we got up that we had left him in the tent (the other leaders keeping an eye on him) to dream lots of Leo type dreams, he was still fast asleep when we returned 1 hour later.

7.45am - After a brief game of football we raised Leo from his pit. It had been decided that Leo, Chris and Luke would go shopping with Kay and me while David, George and Tom would cook the bacon and sausage I bought on my way up the previous day. They would have breakfast ready for our return at about 8.45pm. The remaining two lads could chill out.

8.15am - We arrive at Tesco Holyhead and worked through the food items that the lads had planned during the sleepover. Chris pushed the trolley around and managed to catch the back of Leo’s ankles several times, all other shoppers seemed to be keeping well clear of him. These three lads were obviously keen shoppers because they seemed to know which section of the supermarket was home to most items of food. There was one mystery that we were not able to ‘crack’ and that was the one about the ‘Missing Egg’. Upon arriving at the egg isle we had a brief discussion about how many eggs to buy, Luke took his usual leadership role and the figure of 30 eggs was decided upon. Chris and Leo then proceeded to inspect two boxes of eggs, one was a box of 18 and the other a box of 12, both unsuspecting, ordinary looking boxes, but upon opening the box of 12 their was a loud gasp from the lads, the box of 12 was not a box of 12 at all, but a box of 11 plus a space where the 12th one once lay. Has this egg flown its box, did the hen miscount, has the egg napper struck again, should we call on the NSME (the National Society for Missing Eggs), or ‘shell’ I simply stop ‘cracking’ these terrible ‘yokes’? Leo came up with a masterful plan, take an egg out of one of the other boxes of 12 and put it in our box, the operation was perform with excellent precision and we sneaked off to continue our shopping.

10.30am - We returned too the campsite to be met with the inviting smell of cooked Bacon and Sausage. We all ate well and the cooked breakfast was then followed by a bowl of chocolate frosties and a warm drink.

11.00am - Packed lunch orders where taken and while the lads got their day bags ready Louise, Kay, Rob and Andy expertly made the orders. (Sandwich, Crisps, Yoghurt and Chocolate Bar)