It's a little hard to see, but our Brownsea Scouts here at Henson earned the right to hold "Ug's Hammer" today. In the picture to the right, Gerome is balancing on the hammer for tyhe rest of the day, which is an interesting trophy made from a branch and a piece of log covered in duct tape. Zach, Matthew, Jeremy, and Isaiah are part of the winning Brownsea Patrol today. After each session, each patrol is quizzed on what they learned that day, and their patrol, which includes boys from other troops, earned the hammer. Today they worked on a skit for their Friday campfire, fire building and safety, first aid, and compass skills. Tomorrow, they will spend half of their session on the rifle range, so of course, they are excited about that. They are also working on earning their Tote N Chip cards, which give them the right to carry a pocketknife. Nearly all of them have done and individual safety review with an adult and have earned the coveted card.
The older boys continue along in their merit badge sessions. Brian is working on the cycling merit badge, and has pedaled over 20 miles since Monday. Ryan is working hard at learning to splice ropes in pioneering. Everyone is pitching in to build the gateway in spare moments. This means that the boys are getting plenty of practice in tying lashings and, of course, in teamwork.
Paul B sends a message back to Mrs. Ruch: "I bled already!" He also thanks Lucas for the Strawberry Shortcake Band-aids which are coming in handy.
The troop was informed that Lucas will be visiting camp on Friday. They're pretty excited about that. During the day, they often mention Lucas and recount amusing anectdotes. He's definitely missed! The ice cream scoop presented to Ryan during Lucas' Eagle court of honor is on hand for tomorrow night's ice cream making event.
Mr. Frank attended a special Scoutmaster steak and egg breakfast. He also had breakfast in the dining hall with the troop. He says that he's in training for the Scoutmaster's Splash competition on Friday.
Weather today is hot, hot and more hot. No bugs. Humidity not as bad as yesterday. Sleeping weather is very comfortable. Plenty of sunshine. Breakfast was the usual buffet, and lunch was soft tacos. The boys loved those, and many had seconds. Everyone had showers last night. Lots of fun going on here.
More info will be posted at the end of the day.
2 comments:
Sounds like everone is having a great time. I knew I could count on Paul to initiate the Strawberry Shortcake bandaids. Who could possibly miss home with such a great program. Enjoy! Mrs. Ruch
Hey Zach,
Nice picture! Hope you are having fun. Talk soon.
Love,
Mom
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