Message from Tony Sir, X’mas Camp Leader in Charge
Dear Scouts/Ventures,
I did an opinion poll and most of you preferred the hiking camp be held on 26-27 Dec. so we will go for these dates. To recap, information for the hiking camp is as follows. More details will be announced later.
DAY 1 – 2011-12-26 (MON)
0800 hours Ferry from Central Pier to 梅窩
0840 hours Arrive 梅窩, take public bus (No. 3M to Tung Chung)
0800 hours Ferry from Central Pier to 梅窩
0840 hours Arrive 梅窩, take public bus (No. 3M to Tung Chung)
Team (1-ventures/PL/APL/Tony CHAN) alights at 南山. Walk from 南山>大東山 (869m high)>伯公拗 (#2 Lantau Trail)>東涌道>水口(#10 Lantau Trail)>石壁dam east end>大浪灣 (campsite). Total distance about 19.7 km, tough route, time about 7 hours (excluding rest & lunch break). Simple packed lunch on the way.
Team (2-junior scouts led by Madam Jenna, & SPLs) alights at 伯公拗. Walk from 伯公拗>東涌道>水口(#10 Lantau Trail)>石壁dam east end>大浪灣 (campsite). Total distance about 13.2 km, easy route, time about 4 hours (excluding rest & lunch break). Team 2 can set up tents at campsite while awaiting arrival of Team 1. Simple packed lunch on the way. Simple hot dinner at campsite.
Day 2 – 2011-12-27 (TUE)
Team 1 & 2 walk from 大浪灣>狗嶺涌>分流砲台(western end of whole HK)>ニ澳>大澳. Total distance about 13 km, easy route, good scenery, time about 4 hours (excluding rest & lunch break). Simple hot breakfast at campsite. Simple packed lunch on the way. From 大澳 take public bus No. 11 to 東涌, then MTR to town
- All scouts & ventures are encouraged to go to the hiking camp.
- For 17 Dec. meeting, we will prepare for the hiking camp. Please see attached meeting program.
- For those going to the hiking camp, please submit completed amended parent consent form (attached)
- Bring a hiking rucksack to UGA to pack tents & gears. Two Carlton rucksacks are still available for sale. We won’t return to UGA after 17 Dec. to collect gears
- If you have walkie-talkie (on civilian bandwidth), please bring it to the meeting for communication game
- Also, foot drill team members, please return gears loaned to you by 229 [uniform shirt (washed & ironed), black shoes (polished) & scout woggle]
- PLs, please fix your patrol flag onto the scout wooden pole for assembly & flag hoisting
Hope to see all ventures & scouts in the hiking camp. Let’s have a big party & make history for 229 scouts & ventures get-together.
Tony CHAN
2011 Christmas Hiking Camp Led by Tony Sir