Every few years my boys' boyscout troop goes for a week to a boyscout summer camp. This summer was Declan's turn to go to Camp Raymond. Eddy was asked to accompany the troop so that made it possible for McCoy to go as well as McCoy would be to young to go otherwise. They set out at 2am early Monday morning so they could arrive to Camp Raymond by the 8am flag ceremony. Eddy felt like the drive was pure torture! They also had to re-route due to a fatality on the highway that shut down the road for several hours.
McCoy far left, Declan in middle on the way to Camp Raymond
Whole Troop
(Eddy far right, McCoy center, Declan just left of McCoy)
While at Camp Raymond the boys were able to work on merit badges and were fed very well in a cafeteria. Eddy was able enjoy many naps and some leisure time. Eddy is an adventurous soul and took the opportunity to rappel down a cliff.
Declan's favorite thing at Camp Raymond was the Climbing Merit Badge which included rappelling. According to Declan the tater tots were epic! During Declan's down time he enjoyed playing liar's dice with his fellow scouts.
Eddy rappels
McCoy thought scout camp was pretty fun and he thought the food was pretty good. His favorite merit badge he did was Leatherwork. He did get homesick as he had never been away from home for a whole week before. McCoy also liked the trading post where he got a cool knife and a baja hoodie.
Declan, Eddy and McCoy in the cafeteria
I received only a couple of photos of their adventures the one above was one of my favorites! Without a mom to nag them to take photos there isn't too much photographic evidence of their scout camp week but I'm sure they have lots of good memories of it.
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