Baden-Powell Council BSA
at the
2016 Blair Atholl Patrol Jamborette
Day 5 - July 16th - Highland Games and Ayrshire Coastal Path
| The Loch Lomond Highland Games are held at Balloch, a county park at the southern end of Loch Lomond. | |
 Ready, steady... GO! |
 Pipe Band at the opening ceremony. |
 Bicycle race |
 The running track surrounded the Heavy Games field |
 Shot... |
 ...PUT! |
 There was a display of raptors among the vendors. This is a Spotted Eagle. |
 A Little Owl. |
 Eagle Owl |
 Barn Owl |
 Caber Toss - first you stand the 200 pound, 20-foot-long log on its end... |
 ...then you throw it. The point is to have the caber rotate completely, strike the ground with the opposite end, and come to rest directly in line. |
 Hammer Toss |
 After the Highland Games, we drove down to Largs in Ayrshire, and the Scouts did a 5-mile hike on the Ayrshire Coastal Path from Largs to Skelmorlie. |
 |
 Foxgloves along the path |
 The hike ended at Meigle Beach outside Skelmorlie. |
 Our Scouts took a break on the beach until the rain started, and then we drove back to Bishopton for a good dinner and an unplanned relaxed evening. |
