All About My First Cub Scout Camp .. Part 3 (Final) ..

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Day 5, Friday Aug 8th 2014

I woke up by the sound of music at 7:30 am. I dressed up formally and waited for the rest of my pack. After they were ready we went down neatly in one straight line. Everyone was already there, so we were a little late. We quickly jogged down the field so we could try and make it in time. We then got in our places and sang the Pledge Of Allegiance. Then they said they have a big announcement. They said the big splash was going to happen today. The big splash is a contest to see who can make the biggest splash in the whole entire camp! Only swimmers can participate so I was very excited to participate in the contest because I was a swimmer.

Then they dismissed us to go to breakfast. We had pancakes and syrup.  I couldn't stop eating them! We heartily ate and we went to the gift shop to spend the rest of my money (My Dad gave me $20 for expenses). I bought a note pad and pen for my dad because he likes to write. I got my mom rabbit skin because she likes soft things. (I hope it wasn't real rabbit skin!). We then headed of to BB guns.

I missed a lot of my shots at first but after I was shooting like a pro. Our main target was a piece of colored paper with a castle printed on it clipped to a piece of cardboard hanging on a string. We could also shoot  ping pong balls if we were really accurate. Lunch was being called out so we hurried to lunch as quickly as we can. We ate cookies with tasty burgers. They were delicious!!!

We then headed back to the campsite and changed into our swimming clothes for the big splash! We arrived there just on time. A few minutes later everyone start diving into the pool. There were large splashes and little splashes. It was finally my turn so I stepped on the diving board,ran,and did a pretty good cannonball. I got 3  sevens. There were three judges who can rate you from 1 - 10. 10 was the best. 1 was well....horrible. (Luckily we had no ones!). The judges sit on a bench near the pool so they really got wet . At the end the judges were pushed into the pool. It was hilarious! I almost cried with laughter.

After the event was over we changed back into our normal clothes and went to dinner. We had tacos. Mmmmm! After dinner we headed on to the amphitheater and we performed skits and then watched pictures at Camp Royaneh. We were all very tired after so we headed on back to camp and I slept like a log.

Epilogue

Day 6, Saturday Aug 9th 2014

The next day I woke up by hearing the horns.  I quickly put my uniform on and packed up my items into the backpack. When the rest of my pack was all ready we headed out to the flags. We sang our last Pledge of Allegiance at Camp Royaneh and then went to the cafeteria. We ate pastries and yummy donuts (my favorite). It was wonderful! 

I then went back to the campsite and brought my bags to my Cub masters car.  I said goodbye to Camp Royaneh for the last time as we started driving back home. I couldn't wait to see my family after a week long trip alone for the first time in my life. I need to tell lots of stories about the camp to my sister and my parents. I know that they will be really proud that I took care of myself for the past 5 days.

All About My First Cub Scout Camp .. Part 2 ..

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Day 3, Wednesday Aug 6th 2014

I woke up early to the sound of loud horns. Even though I was bit sleepy, I brushed my teeth, freshened up in the bathroom, and got my Scout Uniform and wore it. We waited for a while for the rest of my pack to get ready. We then headed off to the filed to do flag ceremony. We all neatly lined up and sang the Pledge of Allegiance.

Today at breakfast we had fresh sausages, fruits and some hot delicious soup. Then we all went to the forestry class. We learnt all about trees and plants and how important are they for our daily life. I also learnt that wild forest fires help the forests in long run and it was very interesting to know about it. I learnt that fire can destroy things and at the same time it can create new fascinating things too.

We created little necklaces in wood and strings to show that we can do lots of things from nature. We went on a short hike and the teachers showed us the plants and trees that thrived there. We came down the cafeteria and had burritos for lunch. It was really tasty. 

Then we  quickly rushed over to the gift shop at the campsite and bought some candies. I got three yummy packets of Skittles, one for me, one for my Sister and another for my friend Sunjay.  He was not able to make to this trip because he was sick the day before our trip. I wished that he was with me at this camp, we could have had lots of fun.

After shopping we went to our campsite and we had some free time. We went into our tents and talked about video games. When it was time to dinner, we dressed up and went into the dining hall. They served mashed potatoes and beans, with meat sauce. It was really yummy and we were all full at the end.

Then, we all went to our tents, packed up our sleeping pads and sleeping bags and we went down to the field, and put our bags under a sign that said Mountain Man. We then hiked up on a long dusty trail until we reached an open area. I was now confused, thinking "What are we doing here at night?", then I came to know we were sleeping in open field tonight under the star lit sky! 

The camp organizers started the camp fire, and we all sang songs and danced around, finally were were all tired and we unrolled our sleeping bags talked about stars, big dipper and in no time we all were sleeping like a log !

Day 4, Thursday Aug 7th 2014

We woke up early in the morning and everyone was packing up their bags. I quickly packed up my bags and I was ready as always. We hiked down the dusty trail. It was a little steep but I could manage it. 

We unpacked everything when we arrived at camp. We then headed to the fields to do flags. After we sang a slow song and watched the flag being raised  we ran to breakfast. We had some juicy omelets. Boy, they were great!

 After we merrily ate, we went to the store. I bought some very interesting rocks. One was iron pyrite and also I got obsidian. The obsidian was dark jet black and the pyrite was golden! 

We then went to arts and crafts and made cool catapults. They could shoot really far and we could load them with rocks. It was really fun and I was enjoying it. We also created a scrap book. I designed mine with colorful interesting markers. It looked very good and beautiful. I learnt how to cut wood with saws and how to hammer nails! Right after arts and crafts we went to lunch. I had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. They tasted great! 

Then we changed into our swimming clothes to go swimming. My friends and I went to the swimming pool, when everyone was changed, I decided to retake the test and I succeeded with all the tests and got the title Swimmer. For the rest of the time I went diving in 9 feet, and I felt really happy about it. 

After I was done I changed back into my regular clothes and went to dinner. I happily ate some salad and egg. It was very tasty! After dinner we headed back to our campsite and made a big camp fire. Our pack took some time to start the fire but eventually it grew. Then I saw the whole entire staff walking to our campsite. I was very excited! We all sang merry songs and preformed skits. At the end they left and our tired pack went back to our tents. My friends and i were talking about Pokemons and soon we were sleeping like a heavy log.

All About My First Cub Scout Camp

Prelude

I recently went to a camping trip to camp Royaneh, as part of my Webelos Camp adventure. it was a week long camp and my parents weren't with me. I was with my pack (a group of cub scouts and at least one leader), and it was quite an experience for me. Read about my visit to camp Royaneh ! 

Camp Royaneh, is located at Cazadero, CA in the midst of a beautiful redwood forest. This time the theme of the campsite was all about Knights! It was really amazing to see that all the staff members were dressed up as knights and princess. It looked like a mini theme park.

Day 1, Monday Aug 4th 2014

I woke up early at 5:00 AM for the big day, saw my parents were packing my bag, sleeping bag and pads. It was my Moms birthday, I gave her a big hug and a kiss and wished her happy birthday. I felt bit sad about leaving off to camp on her birthday. I quickly got ready and we all went to my school parking lot to meet up with the rest of the pack. 

It was 6:00 AM and I was half asleep, met my friends and pack leader then we all went to the scout store where the tour bus started. We loaded our bags in the bus and I said bye to my Dad, climbed on the bus with my friends. It took about 2 hours to arrive at camp, we were talking all about Pokemon, minecraft and other video games. 

Once we all got down from the bus, we assembled into smaller groups and we went to our tents. Our campsite was named "Fricot Meadows" it was located just few feet away from the cafeteria. Once we reached our tent, we unpacked our bags. In total we were three cub scouts in our tent, all were from my same pack. From our campsite, we had real closer view of the animals like deers, jack rabbits, it had small streams, short bridge and beautiful scenery. 

Then, we all went for lunch at the cafeteria. We had a great soup, mashed potatoes and meat loaf, the food was really great, I also learnt good table manners. After a heavy lunch we had an introduction about how to on Archery and BB guns. I was so excited to learn about handling them, I could not wait to try them tomorrow.

After the lessons, we had a grand dinner, with salads, pasta, and garlic bread. After we ate we went to amphitheater, where the camp staff put up a greaat show, they sang fun songs and performed wonderful skits. We all enjoyed it thoroughly, and we all laughed through out the performance, it was all funny. 

Finally we all walked down to our tents, unpacked our sleeping bags and slept like a log.

Day 2, Tuesday Aug 5th 2014

We all heard the sound of horns at 7:30 AM, and woke up. I brushed my teeth, got ready, and wore my scout uniform and went to flags ceremony. The camp staff hoisted the American Flag and we all did the scout salute, and sang pledge of allegiance.

We went to cafeteria for our breakfast, I had pancakes, sausages and orange juice. 

Our cub masters took us to practice Archery. I was struggling at first then I got a hang of the techniques on handling the bow and arrow.I was doing pretty good at the end of the session. 

Then we all went for swimming. First we had to take a test. There were three levels, The Swimmer (who passes the whole test), the beginner (who passes the first half of the test) and non-swimmer (who did not pass). At the first try I got the non-swimmer level and it was very disappointing for me. I finally planned to retake the test and succeed. I really need to plan for this.

We then ate dinner and went to amphitheater. The staff organized several contests for the packs and our pack won second place in knot tying, and we did fairly well in our other contests too. 

As everyone was really tired we went back to the tent, I held my bright orange glow stick to lead the path to our camp site.  We had a great sleep !

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