Sunday 4th May 2003
THE AFTERNOON AFTER THE MORNING AFTER
12.30am - An enjoyable lunch was had and we continued to Betws-y-Coed and parked up. The sun had now come out and it was t-shirt weather, the lads were given £2 each and were split up into 2 groups of 4, they had 1 hour of free time, Tom Bean borrowed my watch for his group and Luke borrowed my phone for his group. Within a minute they were gone. The leaders took the opportunity to wander towards the outdoor shops that this village is famous for but get no further than the village green when they spot a recognisable face ‘Chris Wood’ the son of the scout leader that Me, Chris, Tom, Luke and Oliver went walking with last weekend. It turns out that the Explorers that were camping that weekend got washed out and up rooted to a local hostel (That means that there is a Bunny about). Sure enough within a few minutes we spot, stalk him and then pounce. Bunny (our scout leader) was out with the Explorers, he, upon seeing us about turns a says ‘Follow me, I’ve got a surprise’, he led us to one of the large outdoor shops and upon entering it we discovered Andy (Baggy) and Helen (Somers Akela), they were on a day out.
Kay, Alex and Dee went off for a drink and Rob, Andy and me went in search of bargains in the shops, during the next 45 minutes we only actually got into 1 shop, the rest of the time is spend bumping into and talking to people we know.
2.45pm – After buying an ice cream we returning to the cars where the lads were waiting for us; they had been on a tram ride and had ice cream. Giving lads free time is something that we only do in sixers and seconders camps and they never fail to respond to the responsibility of being allowed to wander around without the leaders. It also helps to give them their spending money (in this case £2 pound each) as three-pound coins and a five-pound note; the whole group of 4 have to stay together if they want their share of the money.
After 5 minutes sunbathing we headed off again, this time to Beddgelet, this is the place where the main Gelet outdoor shop is (more bargain hunting). The journey was once again filled with fun and merryment on the CB Radios. When we arrived at Beddgelet we parked up and it starts to rain, this time it was here to stay for rest of the day. The lads were given £5 each and over an hour of bargain hunting took place, Baloo bought a camp chair, David and Chris bought head torches, Tom Bevan bought a pendant, the rest bought odds and ends. The best bargain hunters were Tom Bean and Luke, Tom bought a mug, plate and bowl, the mug costing only £1.99 for an insulated one with a lid that allowed you to drink the drink without taking the lid off, Luke spotted many bargains including a walking pole for an absolute give away price, in the end he settled for a compass that gave readings no matter how your held it (sideways, upside down or rolling from side to side). George was fascinated buy a video showing what you can do with a buff, he spent ages later in my car trying out his new found knowledge with my buff (bought as a present by Leo’s older brother).
After we had all spend up we drove on to Cricceth and had yet another Ice Cream before heading back up to Anglesey. The journey back was a lot quieter, and despite Alex’s car trying to entice us into another singing competition my car found it more fun to listen and pretend they were deaf by not replying.
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