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 JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN UP TO LATELY!  | 
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 The 13th Wexford march on Wexford Town, St Patricks Day 2004  | 
 
 Venturer Chris, SL Liam and VL Adrian with the winning trophies for the Best Group Overall at the 2004 St Patrick's Day Parade  | 
 
 SSL Steve, SL Liam and Venturer David take the salute after our colour party had done their stuff!  | 
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 The 13th march on, led by the 9 strong Venturer colour party, complete with 2 flags, 1 drummer and flanked by 6 staves.  | 
 
 The Venturer's colour party led by VL Adrian carry out their silent arms drill to the beat of a military drum, which won the Troop the Best Group Overall prize for the first time in the history of the unit.  | 
 
 Some of the Troop with our awards! We look happy, yeah?  | 
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 V/L Adrian showing the natives how it's done!  | 
 
 VL Adrian Tennant collects the Gold SQS Award for the 13th for the second year running from County Commissioner Ollie Kehoe June 2004.  | 
 
 Scout engineering in action, the 13th build a small watch tower. Pioneering is a speciality of the 13th.  | 
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 V/L Adrian and S/L Liam camp out in style on the Mt Mellary survival hike. They look even hungrier than the scouts in the previous picture, yeah?!  | 
 
 The finished product! One Watch Tower a la 13th Wexford. You can also see Kim, the troops mascot getting in on the action!  | 
 
 The guys and galls of the 13th in Mt Mellery, 2000.  | 
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 Keep that fire going P.J.!! Mt Mellery survival hike 2000.  | 
 
 S/P/L Sean Bolger gets an award in Mt Mellery.  | 
 
 V/L Adrian and his dad, Maurice, on the Kerry 1999 camp. That's the Dingle Pininsula behind them.  | 
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 APL Aslinn explains to her big brother, SPL Sean, that before he starts paddling, maybe he might get himself a canoe!  | 
 
 Scouting Ireland logo. This is the organisation that we, the 13th, belong to.  | 
 
 A tired, fly-bitten and hot 13th, after a mountain hike in Killaloe 2001!  | 
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 Aslinn at the helm, Laura guiding. Women drivers, eh!  | 
 
 SPL Garry guiding the Coot in from a days sailing on Lough Derg.  | 
 
 SL, or should I say admiral!, Liam bringing the Kingfisher out on Lough Derg.  | 
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 SPL Sean & SL Liam blast into action as reports of rafts carrying distressed maidens stuck out on the lake come in!  | 
 
 SPL Sean & PL David fall foul of the legendary shoe polish ghost of the 13th!  | 
 
 Troop logo, designed for Killaloe 2001. The Viking, a strong part of our Wexford heritage, has been the mark of the 13th for a number of years now.  | 
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 With P.L. Barry at the helm SL Liam's boat is miles ahead of V/L Adrian's boat  | 
 
 But whats this! V/L Adrian catching up! Only kidding, if you notice, Barry is on that boat too! Just a different day on the lake!  | 
 
 Another shot of those women drivers, but as you can see, there was a male presence! We're mad in the 13th, but not mad enough to let Aslinn and Laura drive/sail on their own!  | 
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 Aslinn was so busy looking at the camera, she missed the jeti!  | 
 
 No, it's not the Morman Tabernacle Choir, but I can see how you could mistaken....not! Some of the lads that should know better belting out a hit!  | 
 
 Check out all those huge surfer waves, man!..........Yeah right! Grab a paddle or a sail lads!  |