Summer Camp 2014 Canoeing

Summer Camp 2014

Canoeing on the River Tone

We’d already hiked up Dunkery Beacon earlier in the day. Now it was the turn for a lengthy journey into Taunton for a spot of leisurely Canadian Canoeing on the River Tone.

 Finding the place was the first problem – we could see it – just couldn’t get to it! The comment from the instructor at the end summed up the chilly evening:

 “It’s always interesting when the leaders have more fun than the Scouts”.

A wet and cold return to the cars and another long journey back to camp followed by a thawing out and late dinner.

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a simply stunnign location to start with – well done Taunton! photo SC14Canoeing5_zpsb62b90a9.jpg photo SC14Canoeing7i_zpsa5eb3d64.jpg photo SC14Canoeing11_zps95258c58.jpg photo SC14Canoeing12_zpsdb99cfd5.jpg photo SC14Canoeing18_zps035319e7.jpg photo SC14Canoeing19i_zpsd69fe1b9.jpg photo SC14Canoeing20i_zpsbfa30ffe.jpg photo SC14Canoeing22i_zpsc7dd3375.jpgAffectionately titled – HMS Plonker… photo SC14Canoeing24i_zps26cf2f46.jpg photo SC14Canoeing25_zps7d6664c0.jpg photo SC14Canoeing28i_zpse41b8e84.jpg photo SC14Canoeing30i_zps90e00e4e.jpg photo SC14Canoeing33i_zps4a123d29.jpg photo SC14Canoeing34_zps1cd513cd.jpg photo SC14Canoeing36_zps6b5ac2f1.jpg photo SC14Canoeing42i_zps75aeeb81.jpgIt went seriously downhill from here. photo SC14Canoeing43i_zps5414efd9.jpg photo SC14Canoeing45i_zps673363bc.jpg photo SC14Canoeing47i_zpsf6b38f3c.jpgAppearances can be deceptive – all three were rubbish! photo SC14Canoeing49i_zps36d6db66.jpg photo SC14Canoeing51_zps60f29f62.jpg photo SC14Canoeing52_zpscc03962c.jpg photo SC14Canoeing4i_zps3d85bad9.jpgThe stunning sights of the River Tone continue unabated… photo SC14Canoeing59_zps3ab63218.jpg photo SC14Canoeing63_zps3f4b5808.jpgHowever, we were afforded a pleasant view of the Somerset County Cricket Ground