I went to Boy Scout summer camp from July 1 to 7 at Camp Tapico, which is between Grayling and Kalkaska. This was my eighth year there…
This was the first year I went with the troop that my son and I joined last year. We’ve never been camping with them before.
The trip to camp was uneventful. My son watched a dvd on his portable (which stays in the car at camp, btw) and the boy who rode with us read a book on computer programming.
The week went by quickly, but here are a couple of high and low lights:
1. A boy who was not supposed to go without a parent was somehow allowed to go and disrupted camp most of the week until his dad got there. And once dad got there, he still created problems, just not a many…
2. We only had moderate rain ONCE while I was at camp. For about 90 minutes and by the time the boys had to go to merit badge classes, the rain had ended.
3. As always the staff was great. Several scout leaders who had never been there before commented on how well things were run compared to other camps they had attended.
4. The flu struck me for the first time in ages… and it was bad! LOL So late Wednesday and Thursday was shot for me. But life went on… I did sleep real good on Thursday night!
5. We had several adult snorers in camp this week. At one point I could count FOUR separate adults snoring quite loudly! LOL Glad I wasn’t sharing a tent with any of them!
6. I shot 700+ pictures at camp. Now I have to clear room on my computer’s hard drive so I can download the images onto the computer.
In sum, it was great to get away from work for a week, but I was ready to come home and sleep in my own bed. And it’s back to work tomorrow for me… I can hardly wait to see how much work wasn’t done in my absence! NOT!!
