Happy Friday!
Yesterday’s early morning activity was a camp to cove run at 6:30 am. Mr. Mayberry ran to represent 570.
It was our “in camp” eating day which meant food was delivered to us but we were on our own to prepare it. No cooking supplies were provided so we had some interesting solutions to cooking our oatmeal….. was it instant? Didn’t really matter, that was how we prepared it.
After morning classes, we had grilled hot dogs for lunch, then on to troop time.
Our first session was time to go through the Fort Duckabush Museum. Camp Parsons was established in 1919 and they have an amazing number of photographs and artifacts going through time. A few boys took advantage of a ¼ mile run to check off a Tenderfoot requirement.
Then the boys participated in Nature Jeopardy! Two teams squared off to answer questions like “how were the Hawaiian islands formed?” and “Name three types of trees that grown in this area”. The game ended with a very close score!
Immediately following the Nature Jeopardy, the First Class and above scouts had the opportunity to participate in a very special outing. Mark and Sandy Lane generously offered to host the boys at their cabin across the canal. The Scouts checked out kayaks from camp and paddled themselves 3.5 miles across the water. They returned this morning just in time for breakfast. They had an absolutely amazing time.
Meanwhile, back at camp, we had fantastic hamburgers and veggies prepared by our younger scouts earning their meal prep rank requirements. Tons of food and all of it gone!
After dinner, vespers, then Beach Party!!!! Dancing, beach volleyball, more pier jumping and canoe swamping – a good time had by all!
Our evening entertainment was a play put on the Parsons Players (aka the staff), “Star Wars”. They did an excellent job. The buzz going through the audience during scene changes was funny. The boys were really enjoying it.
Today will be the last day of classes so the boys are busy trying to wrap things up and get requirements signed off. There are at least 140 Merit Badges being attempted this week. This afternoon will be the camp wide Hullabaloo – a challenge relay for the troops. With tonight being the final Campfire.
Tomorrow, we’ll have breakfast and pack out. Depending on which ferry we make, we should be back at the school between 12 and 1 pm. Your scout will call ahead when we have a better time estimate.
Pictures up on TroopWebHost!!
Your tired adult leaders signing off (!) …