JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY! |
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The 13th Wexford march on Wexford Town, St Patricks Day 2004 |
Venturer Chris, SL Liam and VL Adrian with the winning trophies for the Best Group Overall at the 2004 St Patrick's Day Parade |
SSL Steve, SL Liam and Venturer David take the salute after our colour party had done their stuff! |
The 13th march on, led by the 9 strong Venturer colour party, complete with 2 flags, 1 drummer and flanked by 6 staves. |
The Venturer's colour party led by VL Adrian carry out their silent arms drill to the beat of a military drum, which won the Troop the Best Group Overall prize for the first time in the history of the unit. |
Some of the Troop with our awards! We look happy, yeah? |
V/L Adrian showing the natives how it's done! |
VL Adrian Tennant collects the Gold SQS Award for the 13th for the second year running from County Commissioner Ollie Kehoe June 2004. |
Scout engineering in action, the 13th build a small watch tower. Pioneering is a speciality of the 13th. |
V/L Adrian and S/L Liam camp out in style on the Mt Mellary survival hike. They look even hungrier than the scouts in the previous picture, yeah?! |
The finished product! One Watch Tower a la 13th Wexford. You can also see Kim, the troops mascot getting in on the action! |
The guys and galls of the 13th in Mt Mellery, 2000. |
Keep that fire going P.J.!! Mt Mellery survival hike 2000. |
S/P/L Sean Bolger gets an award in Mt Mellery. |
V/L Adrian and his dad, Maurice, on the Kerry 1999 camp. That's the Dingle Pininsula behind them. |
APL Aslinn explains to her big brother, SPL Sean, that before he starts paddling, maybe he might get himself a canoe! |
Scouting Ireland logo. This is the organisation that we, the 13th, belong to. |
A tired, fly-bitten and hot 13th, after a mountain hike in Killaloe 2001! |
Aslinn at the helm, Laura guiding. Women drivers, eh! |
SPL Garry guiding the Coot in from a days sailing on Lough Derg. |
SL, or should I say admiral!, Liam bringing the Kingfisher out on Lough Derg. |
SPL Sean & SL Liam blast into action as reports of rafts carrying distressed maidens stuck out on the lake come in! |
SPL Sean & PL David fall foul of the legendary shoe polish ghost of the 13th! |
Troop logo, designed for Killaloe 2001. The Viking, a strong part of our Wexford heritage, has been the mark of the 13th for a number of years now. |
With P.L. Barry at the helm SL Liam's boat is miles ahead of V/L Adrian's boat |
But whats this! V/L Adrian catching up! Only kidding, if you notice, Barry is on that boat too! Just a different day on the lake! |
Another shot of those women drivers, but as you can see, there was a male presence! We're mad in the 13th, but not mad enough to let Aslinn and Laura drive/sail on their own! |
Aslinn was so busy looking at the camera, she missed the jeti! |
No, it's not the Morman Tabernacle Choir, but I can see how you could mistaken....not! Some of the lads that should know better belting out a hit! |
Check out all those huge surfer waves, man!..........Yeah right! Grab a paddle or a sail lads! |