Day 9 Jambo: A last day of Adventure and Packing up Camp

Today was the most pleasant, cool morning we've had.  It rained all night on and off.  The skies are blue-grey with ripples of light tinged high cloud visible through the mist.  The ground is mud.  Our council leaders delivered some fresh hay and the boys spread it around the camp to give our area ground some structure.  Egg and ham muffins with juice for breakfast this morning to begin a day of adventure and work.  

Three groups headed out this morning to the worlds longest zip line, the archery range and a technology exposition area called "The Cloud", and the BMX area.  Some went to get their carved bolo ties, others have gone scuba diving.

Can you believe that last paragraph?  Where else on earth could you access all that in one morning?  And that is just a small list of some of the things that could be done today.  This really is an amazing place!

Boys working on the woodcarving merit badge this morning.  I failed to mention that option!

Boys committing to...

1. Let the Master carve you

2. Do a good turn daily

3. Live the scout law and oath

Bryson shooting clays:

Making 'mucus' at "The Cloud"

Making a 'cloud' at The Cloud.

Jeremy and Josh went to Echo Lake to get their fly fishing merit badge.  Instructors taught them to tie flies, get their rods ready, cast, catch fish, clean and cook them.  They even ate them!  Jeremy caught 7 (fish story?) and Josh caught one.  This was the size of Jeremy's largest fish:

This afternoon a group went white water rafting!

At the end of a busy day, back to camp for a chili dog, macaroni salad, carrot and apple pie dinner with red powerade.

Now it's time to pack our bags, pack up camp and catch some quick z's.  We'll be up at 4:00 AM to load our bus in order to leave at 6:00 AM.

This sight of two boys from some other troop squandering their chances to take advantage of all there is here reminded me of one of the reasons we asked the boys to leave their phones home: