Howdy..
I had to come back to work this week after drive'n
the Troop up to scout summercamp. This year they went
north to a Seattle area camp on the Hood Cannal.
Weather is sunny and dry with temps around 78F to 85F
and water temp at 62F
Camp Parsons has been in scout hands since 1919!
It's mile long waterfront is on a saltwater inlet in
the Puget Sound and is backed by the Olymic Mt. to the
west. The waters are alive with Oysters and sea life.
High Adventure water sports are the focus of this camp
with Sailboats and Motorboats, canoes and windsurfing.
For you have never been to a Scout camp, you'd find it
overwhelming in facilities, programs and equipment. Let's
give it a "Boy's eye View"
You are assigned by Patrol to camp in several of the
platform 8x8' wall tents with two scouts per tent. This
is a permanent camp... so much lashing and tables are
arranged allready.. so hikeing in from the parking lot
a quarter mile is all you do<G>
A Restroom/Shower house is provided with HOT SHOWERS in
your campsight. Meals all week are served in a dineing
hall "family style" meaning that your patrol eats togather
and serves it's self with waiter/cleanup. A Camp cook and
his staff prepare the food.
With the logistics handled.. what do you do all week?
Before arriveing aand at check-in you have had a Adult patrol
advisor assigned to help you with reaching the goals you
have made in selecting several of the various merits presented
in classes each day. In addition there is opportunity to
advance in rank, at a "campcraft sight" where many of the
requirements for advancement has been set up, and made availible.
Your Adult adviser is there to remind you, and help you focus
on the camp tasks and classes you are attending. It's easy to
come back home haveing advanced from Tenderfoot to second or even
first class and recieve 3 or more merits earned at summer camp.
The duty list is posted at the board by the troop flag, and
you have also free time to explore the many opportunities that
you had not thought of intrest to you before<G>
Following the eve. meal is "vespers" at the Chapel where songs
and stories of positive spiritual encouragement is shared. The
500 other Scouts all know that a Scout has a duty to God and is
reverent, respecting the faiths and customs of others in worship.
After dinner, back at camp.. the troop gathers for a desert of
dutch oven cobbler and a campfire before lights out at 10:00 pm.
SPL (*Sr.Guide) and his staff have decided to share responsibilites
for camp program-activities- and oversight of the patrol leaders.
The Buddy system is in effect, and so is the chain of command for
the settleing of issues, flareups and complaints<G>
Scoutmaster and his staff carry ring binders to record and keep
organizational track of the many advancements, and also watch from
a distance as the boys interact.
More to come...
*any interesting questions that I can answer?
Feel Free to ask!
Duane
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