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And we’re on the downhill side of the week, headed quickly towards the weekend. If I can just get through Friday, I’ll be ecstatic….

It’s been a great week so far, filled with what my Program Director/younger brother Matthew calls “Good Program.” Here are some highlights:

Monday
Tug O’ Water War: Teams of 7 boys from a troop battle it out in the classic test of team strength. The twist is that each troop has 3 more boys assaulting the feet and bodies of the opposing team with water balloons and jets of water in an attempt to distract them to the point of slippage. From the looks of some of the pictures I have, the Staff Team did most of the falling and getting wet/dirty. Ahhhh…. The price you must pay to entertain….

Opening Campfire: From the opening strains of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back In Town” to the ending warbles of “We Put The Out In Scouting”, the Staff laughed, sang, joked, yelled, ate watermelon, changed costumes, and generally had a great time. The highlights of the show included the two-man “Princess and the Knight”, “Bee & the Honey” & the re-introduction of the word “Boo-Yah!” Good times….

Tuesday
Camp-Wide Relay Race: This was an exciting menagerie of events where troops had to create a chain of running Scouts where the first Scout would complete one event, run to the next event, have the next Scout complete that event, run to the next event, & so on. High energy & great skills competition.

Death Marches 1 & 2: What else can I say except that these are highly attended treks through the beautiful countryside that comprises this beautiful camp. Granted, it’s a lot of walking, but most troops have a group of boys and adults that go to each march.

Wednesday
Aqua Fest: Water, water everywhere and we’re all playing in it. The Aquatics program at El Rancho Cima is conducted on the Blanco River and they conducted a great event that was capped by the Scoutmaster Dive-Off. The biggest spalsh & applause wins and belly-busters always dominate.

Again, I apologize for the lack of pictures. As soon as my personal computer returns from the shop, I’ll have the necessary photo editing software available so that I can post pictures at my leisure. Thanks for reading everyone! More will be forthcoming, depending upon how overwhelmed I might be with merit badge work on Friday afternoon.