- Arrive
- Setup camp
- Start the Environmental Science observations
The boys needed 30 hours of observation so we had to allow
that in our plans. But, get real. Can you image a group of young, teen-age boys
standing for 30 hours in some natural habitat documenting the flora and fauna? No
way. So my job was to walk around visiting each little group of boys and
pretending to find value in what the requirement stated. Mostly, we just
chatted.
To help with the Cooking merit badge the boys had full responsibility
for each meal. They planned the meals before we left. I went shopping with them
to procure the food. Finally, they had to prepare each meal and clean up.
It was great having Burt there to help in this area. Not
only did we avoid starving, we ate fairly well. The cool part was the preparing,
cooking, and cleaning took time and planning so this became structured time
that kept the boys involved.
We had a campfire that night and I tried to be my dad. But that
didn’t go over well. Burt contributed much and the boys wanted to do skits. We
had a reasonable good scouting time. But my real apprehension was brewing. The
next day would bring Wilderness Survival to the forefront. Did I mention that I
have camping?
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