Group Hike/Beach Day 2009 was held from 4 July 2009 till 5 July 2009 for all Junior Troop Scout Members. The activities included a hiking trip from Ayer Itam to No.84, a short journey to One-Stop, a bus trip to Taman Negara Pulau Pinang and a trek into the Monkey Beach. A lot of fun games and stations were prepared by the organizing committee specially for this annual function.
A simple opening ceremony for the Group Hike/ Beach Day 2009
The journey up Penang Hill (Ayer Itam)
The participants of the Group Hike were on their way up the hill.
Falled in at No. 84
Group Photo was taken at No. 84, before hiking down to the Botanical Garden
Falled in at Taman Negara Pulau Pinang
Trekked to Monkey Beach
Participants were setting up their dome tents at Monkey Beach
Transportation station
Sandman Station
Duck Walk Station
“Punishment” – a dip in the sea water
Monkey Crawl Station
Reporting to Station
'Isyarat Sulit' Station
First Aid Station
‘Panjat Tali’ Station – “S” Method
Physical Station
Fall In after Station Games
The participants had Barbeque for their dinner.
Campfire for Malam Kebudayaan
Wonderful performances by the Junior Scouts.
Morning Exercise leaded by the Patrol Leaders.
Jogging along the beach after stretchings.
One-legged ‘wrestling’
Newly invented ‘war game’ (a combination of ‘dodge-ball’ and ‘capture the flag’)
Beach soccer – OC versus Participants.
One of the OC is explaining the game to the participants.
Everyone gets to play ball after all the stations are done.
The participants are cleaning their campsites.
We left nothing behind but our footprints.
After hiking out of the hills, the participants were waiting to be dismissed.
The 2009 Group Hike O.C. and helpers