Thursday, July 05, 2012 We’re up about 8:00 today. We decided that we’d be going out fishing on our lake today, and take a daytrip tomorrow due to the forecast. The weather radio is more of the same – hot & humid with temps 100+ back home. Breakfast today is scrambled eggs and more bacon. …
Wednesday, July 04, 2012 Happy birthday America! We’re up about 7:30 & shortly are out of the tent and getting a fire ready to cook breakfast. On the menu for today are pancakes, hash browns, and bacon. The fire grate is difficult to cook on, as it’s very low over the fire and hard to …
Tuesday, July 03, 2012 6:30 the alarm goes off and we awake to sunny skies. Our target is to be on the road by 9 & that includes a stop at the camp shower house before leaving. I get the rest of our stuff sorted into groups of stuff going on the trip or staying …
Monday, July 02, 2012 It’s Gavin’s 10th birthday today! For almost the last year all he’s been talking about when we figured we’d be spending his birthday at camp was getting chased around the dining hall and then doused with water. He witnessed this happen to another Scout last year and had been looking forward …
Our trip officially started on the 30th of June, when Gavin and I piled into our loaded & canoe-topped Prius to head up North for Cub Scout resident camp. After camp was done we drive a little further North to explore parts of the Sylvania Wilderness in Watersmeet, MI. In April of 2011 I also …