Sound View Camp

Mark and the boys had another fun-filled camping weekend with the Cub Scouts.  Mark said, "This was the best one yet!"  He's been known to say that about every camping trip and Christmas, so his life must be getting better and better!  This weekend, they were at Sound View Camp.

The wind was blowing and the water was choppy, but that didn't stop my adventurers from going out as far as they could.

 Ian had better aim all around, but Shane was the one that got a bulls eye. 

One of the leaders built this seat so the boys lift themselves up and down.  It was hard, but pretty cool!

Our boys were able to earn the Fishing Belt Loop-one of the few they haven't earned, believe it or not!  One would think that with a fish biologist as a father, they would have this one already.  Nope. We get the Wildlife Conservation Belt Loop instead.

Mark really is awesome.  He came all the way home (hee hee-we live around the corner) to get his bathing suit so he could lead...

The First Polar Bear Swim for Pack #222.  It was like 38 degrees outside!  He gave the three boys who were brave enough (and who had parental permission-there were other boys, but they couldn't get in the water) a motivational speech before entering the water.  It went something like this:

"When you start to feel you've made a mistake and you hear a voice that tells you to go back, ignore it! Keep going!"  He later told the parents...

...that this was good for the boys.  It was good to be cold and uncomfortable because when they are Boy Scouts and are on their 50 Mile Hike and their pack is wet from the rain or they are tired, they can dig a little deeper and go a little further.