In the summer of 2006, five of our Sea Scouts said goodbye to their friends and families as they left to spend a month in Canada and the United States of America.
Watch Leaders Claire Ash, Jenny Hawkin and Pippa Spencer, and Patrol Leaders Clare Barker and Sarah Millbanks had spent an enormous amount of time during the previous 18 months in planning, fundraising and organising the venture, the focal point of which was a ten day expedition through the remote wilderness of Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in Ontario.
The team paddled over 100 miles in all weathers, and trekked a further 25 miles through dense portages whilst carrying over 300kg of equipment and canoes. In the untouched tranquillity of the park, they encountered an incredible range of flora and fauna, including bald eagles, moose, and even black bears.
Following the expedition the team relocated to Toronto; they undertook a voluntary project as part of Communities in Bloom and visited Niagara Falls and the CN Tower.
The team far surpassed the expedition requirements of the Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award, and they hope to continue and become Queen's Scouts.
The venture attracted a great deal of local and national interest;
