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Camp Boxwell
Boxwell was amazing this year. One of the things that happened was during one of our breaks, David, Mr. Horace and I were playing soccer with Leo’s ball. That’s when I asked how high Mr. Horace could kick it. The first time he kicked it it got so high when it hit the ground and bounced back up, it went higher than the trees. David and I got all inspired and tried to do it but we couldn’t. It turned out Mr. Horace was a kicker for a football team in high school. He came back out to show us how to do it, he kicked it, and it went soaring. It came back down and got stuck in a tree. When Leo came back to camp Mr. Horace tried to blame it on me going ” Hey Leo, see that ball Noah got stuck in the tree?” for the next hour we all threw sticks at it and finally got it down.
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Adventures in Port St. Joe
We arrived in Port St Joe and after a quick stop at the budget friendly Piggly Wiggly, we headed to camp.We spent the following days canoeing, sailing, fishing, and snorkeling in beautiful weather. The Barracuda patrol had some terrifying moments on the canoe trip-we forgot the forks and plates for our Ceasar salad. Luckily, Boy Scouts are always prepared and we had remembered to bring our fingers. Also, paddling up stream against the wind on the Apalachicola was a bit tough.
On the day that we chartered a boat for our deep sea fishing trip, we caught lots of yummy red snapper and mackerel. It was great fun however, I most likely will not choose to go deep sea fishing again if the words “choppy”, “sloppy”, or “rough as a corn dog” are used to describe the conditions at sea.
The menus for this High Adventure trip were outstanding and every boy got a turn at being cook for the day. The food was delicious and some of boys took the art of “slow food” to a new level. They are well on their way to earning cooking merit badges.
Other highlights of the trip were evening dips in the Gulf, a visit from a pair of rare Black Beaked Flamingoes, the Chuck Will’s Widow who sang to us all night, Armadillo, Osprey, Sting Ray and Dolphin sightings, the outdoor shower, teaching the boys traditional Scout songs like “You Shook Me All Night Long” by Sir Baden Powell (later covered by lesser know recording artists ACDC). I learned how to back up a canoe trailer, and that peace tree car air fresheners are an essential piece of equipment for all Scout trips, especially those involving fish and water. We have a great bunch of Scouts and Adult leaders and I can’t wait until next year!
Here is a video that shows how to add weekly plans to the website. This is the Troop Webmaster‘s responsibility and the Troop Scribe will be responsible for updating the plans after the PLC meeting each month.
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Troop 3 @ Camp Boxwell 2012
Hello to all,
been a great time here at camp this week. weather has been good. cool at night.
scouts are doing well, enjoying their mb classes for the most part. made some camp gadgets. johan taught younger scouts some knots and lashings. will post pics later. had many visitors. troop families. ollies, leo, collin, matthew, spencer and horace is here til friday. thanks to everyone for your support of the troops boxwell time
and to scoutmaster libor for also coming out for a visit and bringing supplies
thanks, ms becky
What shall we do with a whiney boy scout?
What shall we do with a whiney boy scout?
What shall we do with a whiney boy scout?
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Way hay and up he rises,
Way hay and up he rises,
Way hay and up he rises,
Early in the morning!
Stick him in the shower with the roaches,
Stick him in the shower with the roaches,
Stick him in the shower with the roaches,
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Send him for a swim with the chum bag,
Send him for a swim with the chum bag,
Send him for a swim with the chum bag,
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Drop him in the shark hole without a motor,
Drop him in the shark hole without a motor,
Drop him in the shark hole without a motor,
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Make him paddle upwind against the current,
Make him paddle upwind against the current,
Make him paddle upwind against the current,
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Toss his Dramamine in the deep sea,
Toss his Dramamine in the deep sea,
Toss his Dramamine in the deep sea,
Early in the morning!
[CHORUS]
Take away his Gold Bond Powder,
Take away his Gold Bond Powder,
Take away his Gold Bond Powder,
Early in the morning!
That’s what we do with a whiney boy scout,
That’s what we do with a whiney boy scout,
That’s what we do with a whiney boy scout,
Early in the morning!
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Trip Report
Florida was amazing! My favorite part was when we went fishing. We caught fish that I have never seen before. The fish fry was amazing, and anyone who tells you other wise is crazy. The only bad part was the sand. It got everywhere that you wouldn’t want it to. Although kayaking and canoing was hard going against the wind, it was still fun. When we went snorkeling, we found sea urchins, sand dollars, mussels, horseshoe crabs, and even some sea turtles. All in all, we had a great trip.
Today we had a fishing trip.
It was a beautiful day on the water.
We caught a spanish mackerel, a king mackerel, corgie, lots of red snapper!
Now the boys are working on there fishing merit badge and cleaning the fish.
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On the way to go fishing
Ode to Gold Bond. That’s what we’re calling it. That’s what we’re calling the boys that start singing when they put Gold Bond on. The sea waters are very salty and sandy, so it’s very easy to get chaffed. Gold Bond is a magic powder that makes the pain go away.:). Anyways, we’re all excited about going fishing today, some of us more than others. We’re going on a charter boat that’s going to pull us out to deep into the sea for some fishin. We plan on getting sharks, mackerel, flounder, and mabye even some sea bass. I can’t wait to see what we catch.