#venturers

I’ve not had any tattoos prior to this year, so I don’t know what it’s like to have any ink done with a body that does not have pain. Honestly because I’ve been dealing with chronic pain issues since adolescent, I don’t think I could have even had the opportunity to do so. I have 2 pieces done thus far. They are both rewards for my weight loss. On my upper left arm, a little bigger than I was…

Rover Scouts & Venturer Scouts from Warne Bay, Picnic Point and Bangor.

We attended the Te Atatu Peninsula ANZAC Day Service this morning. Thank you to all who came to commemorate.

Lest we forget.

What a great weekend at the Auckland Regatta at Lake Pupuke. B.R.A.V.O to the UNI Water Activities Team for pulling together a great event. 350+ Youth camping and competing is great to see after a number of disrupted years.

A number of other Groups have made puns about it being an oar-some weekend, so I'll hold off from that.

For the record here are our results:

Achieved Camping Standard

Achieved Seamanship Standard

2nd Junior Cutter Sailing

2nd Junior Kayaking

3rd Junior Seamanship

1st Intermediate Tug of War

2nd Intermediate Rowing

1st Senior Cutter Sailing

3rd Senior Rowing

3rd Senior Iron Man

1st Catepillar Race

2nd Cutter Sailing Aggregate

2nd Aggregate Rowing

3rd Aggregate Kayaking

3rd Senior Aggregate

3rd Stevens Boathook (Overall Annual Competition including Swimming Sports & Canoe Carnival)

And just to show the Leaders can do as well as teach

2nd Open Cutter Sailing

3rd Open Rowing

3rd Open Regatta Aggregate

A massive thanks to all the Leaders and Parents who gave their time to organise, cook, pack up, pack down, lift, shift and generally help.

Click here for photos (in roughly chronological order)