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Wednesday evening, 10:00pm

Hi Mom and Dad!

Today was so great that I am ready to sleep for days!

The rain finally stopped last night, and my stuff didn’t get wet at all.  We got our t-shirts this morning and they are AWESOME!  We sang the “Yeah Toast” song this morning at breakfast.

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Yeah Toast!

 

Troop 2 raised the flags this morning – lots of my friends got to help.

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

All the woodsmen took our five-mile hike to the Charleston Tea Plantation today.  It was really hot and muggy, but I made it all the way.

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

We had lunch there (ham and cheese sandwiches and cookies) and then toured the tea processing plant.  They even let us drink some peach tea.  I was glad to be away from the dining hall because they had Sloppy Joe’s.  Yuck!

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

On the way home, we stopped for a first-year photo at the Camp Ho Non Wah sign.  That’s a tradition for the troop.

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

 

We got to skip an hour of our Woodsman class.  That was great because I was tired after all that work!

This afternoon, I watched Timmy Sullivan and Brownlee Wakefield take their kayaking class.  Chase Sposa was their teacher.  I’m starting to think that I want to be a Camp Ho Non Wah counselor in a few years!

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I went to the dock later where Ligon Chewning, DeHaven Dickerson, Bern Jungkind, Rob King, and Holden Sutton were taking small boat sailing.  I heard the counselor tell Bern that he tied a great knot!

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

 

We had our best meal yet for supper – BBQ, cole slaw (I didn’t eat that), rolls, and banana pudding for dessert.  Yum!!!

Right after supper, we went to the worship service.  We sang some hymns and a counselor talked to us about the fact that scouting was about a lot more than just collecting lots of badges and patches.

Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

The chapel was outside on the marsh… it was really pretty.Camp Ho Non Wah Day 4

I could have gone to bed then, but the fun was just starting.  Troop 1 won the basketball championship and their first ultimate frisbee game.  Then we had to play Troop 2 for the championship and we won!

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We’re back in the campsite now, and I’m going to sleep soon!

Sorry this letter was so long.  I might have to put two stamps on the envelope!

Love you both,

Your son

P.S. – Please look at all my other pictures on http://troop1.smugmug.com.