The Boy Scouts also went camping at the same time of year, but their tents were pitched 'over the hill'. The most popular boys were those who had remembered to pack binoculars. Their parents thought these were for amateur ornithology, but they had other 'birds' in mind. Being out in the bush, we had makeshift showers with scanty plastic curtains round them. These were assembled under the trees, which was perfect for the boys. The girls used to squeal with delight when they looked upwards, but never enough to alert anyone in authority. I used to prefer showering alone, as Iwas very self-conscious of being so fat, but whenever I looked up into my tree, all I saw was leaves, leaves and more leaves. These cartainly didn't make me squeal!
