Hathersage

Last year I had good intentions to keep this up-to-date throughout the summer as well as the winter, and it came to nothing. So this year, I'll try harder!

Life is busy at the moment. No sooner had I got back from Austria, I was thrown into busyness at work, with two weekends in the Peak District on D of E practices.

This weekend we've been in Hathersage. One of the great myths about running The Duke of Edinburgh's Award is that I have to do lots of walking. In fact, it's the precise opposite. The students do lots of walking, and I do lots of driving/sitting in tea shops/hanging around the campsite. I was based at Glenbrook Guide Association campsite (on the main road between Bamford and Hope), and had one group with me on Friday night, and two on Saturday. The other night they were at Hagg Farm campsite (just off the Snake Pass). They had a short walk on Fri evening, a long walk between the two camps on Sat, and then a shorter walk on Sunday.

Group dynamics were interesting, as were some of their navigation skills. Quote of the weekend goes to one group who phoned me up lost on Sunday.

Me: "So, where are you?"
Them: "Don't know"
Me: "Any idea at all? What can you see?"
Them: "We think we can see Stanage Edge. What does Stanage Edge look like?"

Er....well, it's big, and it's an edge, and.....