Saturday 7/24/2010
Weather: High 90, Low 68, sunny with heavy rain at night
Saturday's breakfast was french toast, bananas and blueberries.
As soon as breakfast was over, the boys headed over to the park's main beach for the Mile Swim. Every boy is encouraged to participate in this and see how far he can get. Nate was the only rookie to finish the swim this year. Paul and Bryan battled for first place, with Paul just pulling ahead at the last moment. There were a couple of boys that completed the mile for the first time and others that completed the mile again. Mr O'Brien and Mr Murphy also completed the mile.
For many boys today was the day to complete merit badge work; there were several speeches given during meals and some final attempts at completing skill merit badges like Swimming, Rowing or Motorboat. Many Merit Badges were completed during the week and the boys will be receiving their badges in September at the Ham & Bean dinner.
After lunch the Troop busied itself with striking camp. Tents were taken down and folded - scouts would be sleeping under other shelters tonight. Everything but essential gear was packed and shipped to the mainland.
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| Mr Kelley shows how to fold a tent |
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| Packing the boats with gear |
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| Lining up for last dinner on the island |
Dinner was nuggets and assorted leftovers. This was the last chance to clean out the refrigerator and pantry. Tim and DJ put on a bit of a show by seeing who could eat the most nuggets. Tim came out the winner.
A final fire was enjoyed in the kitchen area. Cliff Island Jeopardy was a hit, Dan was voted rookie of the year, Billy won the biggest fish contest and songs and skits were performed. The week was wrapping up and the scouts enjoyed this last hurrah.
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| Time for ice-cream |
We received heavy rain that night, for about an hour. The scouts were either in the island's lean-to or under the kitchen tarp. It was very wet and windy but the boys came through it unphased.
