Noah in the Middle

This last week I went to a Scout camp for a week. It is called Camp Daniel Boone. I took the merit badges:

Archery- Finished

Leatherworking-Finished

Fishing-Only need to catch two different types of fish to complete.

First Aid-Finished

The food wasn’t very good, plus they pile it all together, not really caring  if they put rice on top of your roast beef. (Half- cooked rice.) My campsite was about close to a mile away from the mess hall (which also happened to be where most of the badges took place.) The water was really cold, yet we still found a way to have fun- Jump into the stream! (It was colder then the lake.) After a couple of minutes, though, you start to get used to it. Meaning that you went numb. The stream ran all throughout camp, and you could often saw people fishing somewhere (mainly on the short stone bridge.) There was also a place called Boonesborough, which took about 40 minutes to get to, walking. It was mostly uphill too. (Grr!) But there they had lots of arts and crafts that you could do, and they had a tavern! It had chips, root beer, and cream soda. (All for a one time price of 19.95! Call now to get a %20 discount! 865-567-4200!) I bought a root beer. It was a brand I didn’t see much often, but it was pretty good.

I’m going caving next weekend with my scout troop. I hear that last year all the kids went on the hard course. There was two little kids and one of them ended up having to go home in the middle of the night with a broken wrist. That doesn’t really help my confidence… But anyway, it still sounds like fun. But don’t fear for me, for I know that you all don’t want me to die or fall or break my neck or… Never mind. My mom just asked me to stop. But anyway, this time everybody in my patrol (the newest patrol but still the most awesome) is going on the beginners so there won’t be any deaths or blood or organs or… darn it , my mom’s still watching me. But still, it sounds like fun.

I’m back! It was very fun, and at one point we had to squeeze through a hole about a 10 in. in diameter- on our back! After that, we had to crawl through Midget Madness, a tunnel shaped like a trench that had a low roof and even I couldn’t put one leg in front of the other! I had to sort of gallop my way it. Did I mention it was 30 feet long? Anyway, I had to climb up and down a rope, cross a tunnel that in the middle of it was a thin canyon that stretched down to reach even 20 feet! Some people had to carry their bags inside for about an hour and a half (WOW!) until they finally got to their campsite. Luckily for us, we were only a little ways in. I can’t wait to go again!

I just got back from camping. It was very fun! I made a crossbow and gave it to Phillip since I already have a real bow. I swam in a water relay race. Here’s the strokes we used in order. 1.breaststroke 2.freestyle 3.sidestroke (me) 4. backstroke. We would’ve won, but somebody dived and got us disqualified. (We’re not allowed to dive.) Plus I went rappeling and built fires. And we shot 22’s. Camp rocks!

Tomorrow I am going camping at Camp Buck Toms for  five days.There’ll be swimming,archery,and shooting,fishing, and cooking, with plenty of other stuff to do!I can’t wait! I’m looking forward to archery and swimming! Bye!

Today I am going on a field trip.It is a tour of  Bearden Middle. Best of all, my best friend Phillip is going to Bearden Middle and High with me! Plus a bunch of kids from scouts go to Bearden too! I think middle school will be fun!(I really am crazy, aren’t I?)

I’m back from my trip,full of alligators,slave labor,long car rides and fun.We canoed UPSTREAM for about THREE MILES.There’s a workout… actually,more like fainting and falling in the rapids.(Like my friend Phillip, but in the shallows and not getting eaten.)WE SAW 270 ALLIGATORS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I probably won’t be blogging until Wednesday,because I am camping for five days with the Boy Scouts!!!!!!!!!!!!