{"id":625,"date":"2015-07-22T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T19:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=625"},"modified":"2018-12-07T18:39:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T22:09:03","slug":"caribou-racing-and-arras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?p=625","title":{"rendered":"Caribou Racing and Arras"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Carl was VERY time conscious on our trip, so he made it clear at Beaumont-Hamel that if we wanted our extra time there we better be ready to RUN through our remaining tour of the caribou, so run we did!\u00a0 On our way to Arras we had a VERY brief stop at the caribou in\u00a0Gueudecourt&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"627\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=627\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/296-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/295-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"626\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=626\" class=\"wp-image-626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/295-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/295-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/295-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172055-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"629\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=629\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172055-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172055-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172046-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"628\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=628\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172046-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172046-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_172046-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/293-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"630\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=630\" class=\"wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/293-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/293-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/293-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/294-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"631\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=631\" class=\"wp-image-631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/294-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/294-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/294-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learned about a very unpopular farming chore here in France&#8230; cleaning up the unexploded shells in the field and taking them to the road&#8230; seriously!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-YxWF46j-U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then a very quick sprint to the caribou at\u00a0Monchy-le-Preux&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/297-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"633\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=633\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/297-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/297-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/297-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1835-e1544219579218-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"632\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=632\" class=\"wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1835-e1544219579218-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1835-e1544219579218-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/298-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"634\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=634\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/298-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/298-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/298-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/301-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"635\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=635\" class=\"wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/301-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/301-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/301-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite our best efforts we just could not work in our final caribou in France at\u00a0Masnieres, but it was totally worth it to have the extra time we had at Beaumont-Hamel.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we arrived at our hotel in Arras, we were once again pleasantly surprised by the accommodations.\u00a0 Although not as fancy as the place in Dieppe, it was still a lot nicer than we expected.\u00a0 Our supper was at a nearby restaurant&#8230; couple funny moments at supper that are better shared in person than online&#8230; including an incident with a horse&#8230; and a picture Scouter Gerry wanted us to show his wife&#8230; but anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_212224-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"641\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=641\" class=\"wp-image-641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_212224-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_212224-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_212224-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1839-e1544220339481-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"639\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=639\" class=\"wp-image-639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1839-e1544220339481-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Expedition-Europe-1839-e1544220339481-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_215153-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"638\" data-link=\"http:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/?attachment_id=638\" class=\"wp-image-638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_215153-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gfwscouting.ca\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Gerry-Gardner-20150722_215153-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After supper a few of us went out to explore Arras, and then after the Scouts went to bed, Carl took some of the Scouters on a later tour out to the town square to see the historic lights turn on&#8230; 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