The IOC would have been impressed!

(The IOC (Internation Olympic Committee) is the supreme authority of the Olympic Movement)

Easter Camp 2010 - Day 2

The first full day of activities at Easter Camp, and what a day it was. With a visit from the president H.E. George Abela, the Unit Olympics, potholing and some more karting, the day was already looking pretty jam packed. After breakfast, the Unit went about preparing the site for the President's visit along with the equipment for the morning's activities. During the visit, the President was given a short tour of the campsite as well as a brief demonstration of how the Unit Bus goes about doing its business.

The Unit explaining to His Excellency the conception and evolution of the Unit BUS

Once we said our goodbyes, the Unit dove right into the first activity, the Unit Olympics! In the SVS's own version of the Olympics, 5 categories form the competition, namely; High Jump, Shotput, Discuss, Hurdles and Archery.

RJ clearing the 'bar'

After a great deal of preparation and setting up, the Unit headed for lunch to gain that extra bit of energy for the competition ahead. The competition turned out to be a gruelling test of stamina and accuracy, especially in the last part of the competition, archery. At the end of competition, after careful calculations the final standings where as follows: 1st AVSL Abela, 2nd Zack, 3rd Chris 'Il-Griz', 4th RJ and last but not least AVSL Cremona.

The Unit in full Olympic gear along with GSL David (Left) and AGSL Ray (Right)

The day continued with a welcome tea break, after which the Unit ventured down into Buskett valley for a session of potholing. The Unit plunged into two passage systems, the first of which was cut short due to a wall which seemed to be collapsing. The second proved to be a long system of narrow and low service tunnels for a water pipe. The cold water and sticky mud made the going pretty tough though made for an interesting pothole.

Our underground guide for the pothole...

As night began to set in the Unit headed back to camp for a good shower and a well deserved hot supper. After which they headed off campsite for some down time before returning to campsite to continue repairs on the kart and a hot cup of chocolate.

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