lots of news

many apologies to everyone. Free wifi is harder to find than we thought it would be!!

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Saturday = Ceremony, Cedar Point, Big Storm

By Byron-While at cedar point we rode a roller coaster called the dragster wich reached a speed of 120 mph... In 3 seconds!



Sunday - travel to DC, trolley tour
By Robert Manning- On Sunday we traveled to D.C. and found our campsite at Fort Meade. We then traveled to Union Station. We ate there and then went to get our trolley tickets. On the trolley we traveled across D.C. and saw it's many memorials and statues.




Monday - Arlington, Pentagon, Ceremony, Ocean

By Byron- we went to the Arlington cemetary and presented our wreath. We also got to see the shift change - it is a pretty cool ceremony. Then we took a tram to the pentagon and saw a ump 45 which is an submachine gun. Also we had our ceromony at Fort McHenry. Then we went to the ocean at midnight to dump the ashes. We could not swim but it was fun. We saw some anthropods which are turtle like stingrays (A.K.A water dillos) nick-named by the troop.


Tuesday - White House, travel to Houston, Patro house

BY Byron- we also got to see the white house it was cool. there is alot of security.

BY evan bottcher-it was not a really a long self guided tour but we saw a lot of cool stuff like the green,red and blue rooms.We also got to see the portraits of the presidents


Wednesday - Galveston - catarmaran tour, seawolf park, Patro house

by david zickwolf we had alot of fun at the beach we body surfed

By Robert Manning Today we went to a self-guided tour of a destroyer ship and a submarine. After that went to the Gulf of Mexico and swam a little and then we headed back to the house and eat and swam (not at the same time).

Day 1 - by Evan V & Alex L

First flight was okay. Timothy and Alex got free Pringles from "Waitress". We arrived at Atlanta, excited! Wendy's for lunch, scarfed it down. Went on Tram in the subway(Eat Fresh)
Second flight was okay. Plane was very tiny. Mr. Collins sings "I got a Feelin'". David and Evan B. get $10 for switching seats with a couple. Flight is BORING! We were probably all tired. We lost some baggage. Rented Dodge CHARGER. Got to hotel with Water Park. Went swimming in water park. They had Ultimate lite-up slide. everyone called there parents and we miss all of our family. And that was are exciting day!!!


The End of day 1.

Troop 343 to the rescue!!

Found out this morning that Troop 577 was not going to be bringing the fire barrel or any scouts to the Ft. McHenry Flag Retirement Ceremony. This is not the kind of thing you want to find out about when you are less than 48 hours from take off!! I tried calling the local council office but got nothing but vms and knowing that I had troubles getting anyone to call me back last time I resorted to the internet. This is where I found a website for Troop 343 --- and they had a contact number listed!
I called and spoke with Scoutmaster Hoerner who assured me that they would have a fire barrel, wood and water there for us to use as well as a few scouts - and maybe even some cubs and some of their venturing crew! YEAH!!!!

Many thanks to Troop 343 in Baltimore for coming to our aide!! We can't wait to thank you in person!!