On the penultimate day, we went to a trout farm at Blausee, We hiked there (7km) but got the bus back.

What can we say about Blausee? It's undeniably picturesque, we got told off for trying to catch the trout. The body language of the Scouts below tells you everything you need to know about what the Scouts thought about the trip and explains why we resolved not to take Scouts to Blausee On any of our six subsequent trips to Kandersteg.

FINAL DAY

This morning is pack up morning the sun has hit our ledge at 11.00 and it's still cold. I found most of my stuff. A Jones V annoyed - good - he's a grumpy bloke. Table For Sprains/Twists

Winner Jem 25
2nd Craig 18
3rd Lannin 7
Sad looser Mark 6

The journey home.

Mass arguments with AJ on who sleeps ware. We had it all sorted and the Scouts didn't mind but Andy wanted different. Sorted it out. So it was time for the end of camp calibration to begin.  Started Drinking (Cherry Coke of coarse. Or was it pare flavored) James had been eating nutty chocolate with the scouts (He is very very allergic to nuts!) before he came in to join us. (That's our story and we are sticking to it!)

Meanwhile Tony vale is being very annoying. We sorted him out by telling him that he would end up dead if he didn't calm down. Ross came in and told us that Craig was having a row with Ian. Ian was upset because one of his friends had recently died. Craig was trying to get him to get a grip (In his usual tactful way)

James roles over and bangs his head again. At Basle (Spelt Wrong) James decides to go on a short walk, AJ CD and JJ go with him, Lannin (Still tired) Gets off the train wearing only his shorts and a pair of socks. The train Exits the platform and returns on a different one. Lannin returns to the platform to find no train. Still wearing only socks and shorts, he starts looking for Jeramy Beadle but has no luck. Asked a guard in a tired multi lingual kind of way and eventually finds our train which had been moved to a different platform. (And possibly across the customs border as in those pre Schengen days the platforms in that corner of the station were French.)

Meanwhile Nick and Gail are sharking with blokes on another train (Rather successfully.)

Wake up in mourning, Apologies to Ian for locking him out in the corridor all night. He gets in bed to de frost. Wade through two foot of paprika crisps to the Lav. Spend ages cleaning up our room.

Get on boat. A group of RAF Drunkards start singing (Or was it sharking) They severely annoy Lannin and Mark Everybody’s feeling Guilty about James banging his head and the nut allergy thing. We get off boat and have to get on bus that takes us to the place ware we get our gear. Unfortunately our Coach home was at the boat. Long wait followed by a short row. Everybody sleeps on coach apart from Lucy who puts chocolate spread on her flumps (Marshmallow) And eats them.

JJ CD Jl and AL get back a day later. The unit pay £50 to cover food eaten by JJ and CD (Greedy Sods)

Months later food bill come through, Over a grand. Everybody try’s to blame it on someone else and nobody says that they will pay. The Unit agree to raise half over a one year period. Andy Jones manages to get it on insurance. Everybody is very happy.

Last month sent some Photos off to The Greater London North East County News. Including several from our hike. One clearly showing Same Shift Different Day on someone’s T Shirt. That wont get printed. Also a close up of Jem's face covered in strawberry moose. With a bit of Luck these pictures will appear in the Jan/ Feb 94 Issue.

They Did , We are Fabulous (Well we knew that)