This time a joint activity with the St. Michaels Pack was organised. We met at Siggiewi and made a visit to the Limestone Heritage which gave us an insight into the ancient crafts of quarrying and masonry in Malta. It included a 10 minute video which gave us a good introduction to the subject. Afterwards we had a tour around the open pit quarry with life size figurines displaying various stages of this craft. Also a range of tools which were/are used in this field were displayed and the cubs had the opportunity to carve a piece of stone which they kept for as a souvenir.

We then proceeded with a hike from Siggiewi to Buskett Gardens in spite of the continuous rain and a very cold wind! (a phenomenon we always experience when doing such activities - Bad weather!!) We stopped for a small break to eat and relax a bit and continued with our hike to Ghar il Kbir (the Great Cave) which is on a hill on the way to Dingli. This cave was inhabited from prehistoric times until the British ruled the Maltese Islands, and it was the British who destroyed most of this cave to discourage people from living in it because of hygiene problems. In fact it consisted of several small caves in which hundreds of families used to live together with their live stock. On the way we could not miss the impressive cart ruts which are all round this cave. It seems that they have been used to transport soil or crops by our ancestors!

It was a very interesting day to all and the pack enjoyed themselves very much.