Josh Wheeler GMA#3911 came home Sat. from a week-long High Adventure on a 50'Yacht in So.Florida... *The cost was $1,000 and was earned by progressive fund raisers from leaf re-cycle and the shredding of a local businesses archive of classified material. The BSA "Seabase" is on Islamorada,Fla off the "overseas Hyway" to Key West. Josh and 2 teams of 3 scout patrol's were assigned to a charted 50'sloop with a captain and a pair of adult Scout leaders. The boys sailed, rigged the boat and cooked the meals.. anchored out and hung 'off the hook where they choose. Out of sight of land they came on shipwrecks among the coral reef's.. and snorkeled to see many colorful tropical fish and some with teeth!<G> At Key West,Fla. Josh and his buddies Nic and Trevor were allowed to go free in the "conch republic" on shore leave. These NW young men live in a land where it rarely is warmer than 75F and trees are as tall a 3 story buildings with Mountains of snow and ice cold streams.. In Key West it was flat as a pancake and 88F with 100% humidity<G> *This was way different<G> He had a GREAT time.. went to a "shipwreck museum" learned about pirates and Jimmy Buffet!<G> He visited Earnest Hemmingways home, and ate a Cheeseburger in paradise.... They returned to Sea Base and held a Luau party<G> then headed home via bus and Jet, Miami to Cincinnati and on to Portland and home.. Bags in the 4 runner and the drive down the dark street.. and lit like Christmas was *Rancho Deluxe! A banner hung from one side to the other back lit with blinking lights.... "WELCOME HOME JOSHUA" ....silence, and a tiny tear came slow.. "Wow..." -=A=- _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
