After
a day resting in camp, the
Scouts planed an easy two day expedition that
they would undertake on their own or so they
thought. The route took them down the
valley to Frutigen. Un-known to the Scouts, Steve and Jon
followed them all the way. On arrival at
the camp site Steve and Jon ensured they were
all ok and camped with them.
By all accounts Jon and Steve had an excruciatingly
boring time. The Scouts spent most of
the first day sitting on their back sides and
as a result they too had a pretty boring
day. The Hike took more than twice as
long as it should have. The Scouts missed out
on a lazy afternoon in the warm Frutigen
swimming pool.
WALKING
IN THE RAIN
STEVE WITH
THE SCOUTS
On the second day
the Scouts had no food to carry as the walk was so
short they would be back by lunch time.
The leaders hoped the Scouts learnt an important
lesson in time management. They chose to take
very regular and long rests on the gentle down hill
walk and as a result they also chose to miss out on an
afternoon in a swimming pool. We suspect this is
a lesson they would soon forget.
