By Will and Jake
It’s Finally Here!!!
Good afternoon to all you folks up there in Northern Kentucky. I bet you wish this was Louie so he would use all the smart people words, like he did last year. Alas, it’s just Jake and Will.
The day started out with a little drizzle (thunderstorm) but it didn’t keep Troop 820 from their awesome trip. Attending the trip to Mammoth cave is Big Daddy Sackful/ Will’s dad, me (Will), Jacob, Jacob’s dad, Ethan, Hunter, Matthew, and Ethan’s dad, Luke, Luke’s dad, Geoffrey, and Travis. We started out leaving the scout house really early (8:00).We then ventured down to Louisville where we went to The Louisville Slugger Museum. There we saw a movie about what the heart of the game of baseball is. We also took a tour of the factory where they were making the baseball bats and saw a 90 M.P.H pitching machine. We received a mini Louisville Slugger Authentic Bat. We stopped at Wendy’s for lunch and are now on our way to our camp ground.
It is about 3:30 and I and Jake are here, stuck in the car that is hauling the trailer which, according to the captain of a certain ferry, cannot go on the ferry. We are now starting the 45 minute car ride around the river. Yep, I guess that makes this an official Troop 820 summer trip. When we get to the campsite (if we do…..) we have a 7.2 mile hike waiting for us. When fits 85 degrees and you have 30 pounds on your back, it feels like 100 miles.
This will our last post for about 24 hours as bears do not believe in cell towers…
4 comments:
Wow! A great recap of your adventures.
Hope you guys are having a great time...
how was your hike in the heat?
Can't wait to hear what happens next.
Have fun, be safe and let's not have any
"bear" attacks like last year!
Hunter's Mom and furry sidekick Mylie
P.S. -- I gave a care package for all of you to Mr. S
I had no idea there was a "pack index" which rised the mileage of a hike in correspondence to the weight you carry. You scouts are so knowledgable! Hope Big Daddy and Will managed to get those boots dry before the hike. How are your first-timers doing?
Just a couple of questions: 1. Did Rick "hit" any or just say he did? 2. Even though the bats make great swords, how many of them have already been confiscated? and 3. Did Luke's backpack weigh more than him? He looks like he's about to fall foward from the weight! Good thing you handled that "snake", Mr. R is really afraid of them, unfortunately Luke is not.
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