Late Night Sailing

Skiff Training

Orienteering at the Hellfire Club

Thanks to the Dublin Mountain Partnership, there are a number of permanent orienteering courses set out around the Hellfire Club and Massey's Wood.

'How hard can it be?' we thought and decided to give it a go.  The answer to that question became immediately apparent - the long course is quite challenging and careful navigation and an eagle eye is required to locate many of the control points.

Glendalough to Glenmalure

Sunglasses, sunblock and lots of water were the order of the day for this enjoyable walk from Glendalough, around Derrybawn and Mullacor and down into Glenmalure.

Easter Camp

 With impressive disregard for forecasts of dire weather, 57 Valkyries headed off for our now traditional Easter Camp in Powerscourt.  It was a first Easter Camp for many of our younger scouts and it was also a first time in charge for our new Watch Leaders.  While it was very cold, the sun did shine and thankfully the threatened sub zero temperatures, rain and gales did not materialise.  After 3 nights under canvas, all returned home, somewhat muddied, somewhat hoarse but having enjoyed a very good weekend.

Lough Dan Oak Tree project

Each year thousands of scouts come to Lough Dan where they develop an appreciation of our unique natural environment.  So on the weekend of the 13 – 14 of March 2010 the Lough Dan Scout Centre invited scouts, patrols and groups to create an oak forest by planting oak trees.

  

The Valkyrie Troop decided each of our 8 Watches would sponsor an oak tree as part of this very worthwhile project.  Many thanks to Lauren Kelly, Ellen Duffy, Emily Molony and Ellen Holloway who headed off to Lough Dan, shovels in hand, and planted our 8 trees.  


Funds raised will go towards other environmental projects at Lough Dan such as conservation measures in the mature woodland, bird and bat boxes, management of the wetland habitat, work on dry stone walls and hedges.

Carrigvore & Coronation Plantation

 We originally intended to organise this walk for the DV Hike last January but due to the prolonged snow and ice at the time the road to the Sally Gap was impassable.

So at the second time of asking we set off from the Sally Gap on a gloriously sunny day in March.  Packed snow on Carrigvore made for a very rapid descent towards the Coronation Plantation resulting in several shredded bivvy bags.