We are here!!!

We made it safely (with only two capsizings!) and are happily setting up camp on Turn Island. From our rate of travel to the island, we should arrive at Jackson's Beach at approximately 2:00pm on Sunday

the boy who czpsized is fine... Just a little cold until we made to the island.

Yours in Scouting ,
Michael J Perren

Near-final plan for the Kayak Trip

Hey guys!
We will have 10 Kayaks (I am picking up 3 this afternoon with Bjern, and Taylor and Sharon are delivering 2 more early this afternoon); one is a tandem, and a chase boat. So, seats for 12.
Stephen, Corwin, Julian, Keith, Peregrine, Taylor, Josh, Nelson, Adam, Bjern, Tom, and I make 12.
This seems to work.
I have 11 PFD's in my car, and Tom is bringing 2 more.
Ditto.
So guys, don't forget water, food, sleeping gear, cooking gear, and anything else you want to bring. Also, remember plastic bags to pack stuff in so that it all stays dry. 10 Essentials!!

See you in the morning! 8:00am at Jackson's Beach.
Yours in Scouting,

Michael J. Perren
PS Does everyone have paddles? 8-)

More details.... Kayaking, and our next meeting

Our next meeting, Tuesday June 23rd, will consist of finalizing our plans for our Kayaking trip this weekend.

So far, the plan looks like;

1. Meeting at Jackson's Beach at 8:000am on Saturday the 27th, and leaving the beach by approximately 8:15am
   
2. Spending the night on Turn Island
3. Leaving Turn island at noon on Sunday. (check back here after we arrive on Turn Island to find out our approximate return time. )
   

I will update the website from the island to let parents know how long it takes us to get there. I have not made this trip from Jackson's Beach before, and so I can only guess that we will take 45 minutes to an hour to get there. The departure and arrival times have been chosen to coincide with tidal changes, so that we are not fighting high currents. If there is any reason not to make the return trip, or we have any unforeseen problems, we will return on a different route, bringing us ashore at the end of Beach Access Road, off Turn Point Road. If this were neccesary, I would contact parents to let them know.

I am still trying to figure out a chase boat. My first two plans for such have fallen through, but I am actively pursuing two other alternates. If anyone has a small boat that could serve the purpose, (11-20ft, powered craft) feel free to email or call me!

Yours in Scouting,
Michael J Perren

p.s. I will also be going over medical forms for Summer camp... We need to make sure that everyone attending has an up to date medical form; they changed forms this year, and are available for those who need them in the box.net box on the right hand side of this page{scroll down to new_medical.pdf}

Thanks to Everyone!!

who helped out with the San Juan Celebrity Golf Classic. Even though there were many events taking place this weekend, lots of folks came out to help. A big thank you goes out to Lynn Pearson, of Petro San Juan, who loaned us a big lift-gate flatbed truck to use moving the tables and chairs. It made our job much easier than it has been in the past.

See you all tonight! Please come to the meeting, or call me with your decision regarding attendance at Fire Mountain. (I need to pay our bill, and can do so as soon as I know how many of you are attending.)

Yours in Scouting,

Michael J. Perren

Wow!

The setup for the Golf Classic went great! We were able
to borrow a large flatbed truck from Petro San Juan (thanks Lynn!) and only had to make two trips£ one with tables, and one with chairs. We had so many chairs loaded up that we had to bring some back to storage!
So, we will meet Sunday morming at 6:00am at the Scout house to take it all down...

See you there!

Yours in Scouting,
Michael

Getting ready for the final set up of the San Juan Celebrity Golf Classic..

Scouts!
We will meet at 3:00pm on Friday Feb 5th, to transport tables and chairs to the golf course, and set them up. We need as many Scouts as we can gather, and anyone who can help with trucks or large vehicles would be a great help. We will start by picking up tables from one additional location in town, (we have already moved three different sets to the scout house, and will move one more before we gather tomorrow,) and then we will load up and get everything to the golf course.
Hope to see you all there!!

Yours in Scouting,

Michael J. Perren
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