Tuesday 7/20/2010
Weather: High 83, Low 65, light scattered showers
Breakfast today was French toast with fresh fruit - one of the most popular breakfasts.
A shot of our oldest (and ugliest) scouts.
We have over 20 adults helping to make camp happen this year -
thanks go out to all the adults that have helped make our Troop the success it is.
Some of the Drum Corps pounding out a few of the parade pieces before 1st period.
Unfortunately breakfast was followed by some bad news. When Mr Schneider went to make one of his daily grocery runs, he discovered that the troop and the park were the victims of vandals. The vandals slashed the tires on both Troop and personal vehicles - 9 tires in total were damaged beyond repair. This of course was a real shock to everyone on the island as we have never seen anything like this at camp before. This incident brought increased vigilance among the Bristol Police, Newfound Lake Marine Patrol, the park staff and the adult volunteers. The Troop thanks AutoServ of Tilton for their help in getting our replacement tired and getting us back on the road.
Meanwhile, the boys attended their classes and the weather was good with a quick passing shower.
After classes were finished, a small group of adults led most of the scouts on the yearly hike over the nearby Sugarloaf Mountain. The hike completed in time for the boys to enjoy their dinner of BBQ chicken.
The fishing contest is in full swing, but the lake is only giving up its smallest fish. The boys are having a good time and enjoying time with their friends.
Some of the Life Scouts hang out in the kitchen.
This evening we had a large fire in the valley, with more campfire activities. After the fire was over the gedunk was opened for the boys to get a snack. The oldest scouts were allowed some extra time at the fire while the younger scouts were told lights-out.
