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December 2005 Winter Camp

by Trevor L. (acting Historian)

Winter Camp for Troop 505 was held from Monday, December 26, 2005 to Saturday, December 31, 2005. After loading the vehicles at the Scout House under Senior Patrol Leader John M.'s directions, we made the hour and ten minute drive to Bay Area Council's premiere campground, Camp Karankawa. Using the two-wheeled carts made unloading the gear a snap. We pitched tents, set up camp and took a short tour of the facilities before the first flag ceremony and a barbeque brisket dinner served family style. Later that night, the staff put on a campfire program with many funny skits and songs. The most memorable ones were the movie scene about the Titanic lookout who got his lines mixed up, the jellyfish song, and the "you're 'two tents' skit."

Tuesday through Friday's regular schedule included the following items: 5 merit badge sessions, breakfast , lunch , and dinner served in the dining hall, morning and evening flag ceremonies, card playing, showers in the new bathroom facility, SPL and leaders' meetings, and merit badge homework.

Tuesday night we put on a campfire program for the staff members where Mr. Lauten made cobbler and hot chocolate, John M. started and tended the campfire, Trevor L. and Juan A. emceed the Buddha, 98, 98, the airplane and the pebbles skits put on by Daniel C., Julian M., Juan A., Pierce D., Trevor L., and Gabriel S.

On Wednesday we had an outdoor chapel service, planet and constellation party, and they showed the movie Star Wars Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith.

On Thursday, Mr. Lauten got third place in the scoutmasters dessert contest. A mock trial was held in which camp director "Joe" Fridye was found not guilty of having an unsanitary dining hall. We practiced our song for the closing campfire. SPL John M. gathered the troop for a campfire whodunnit inquiry. We finished our lashings project.

On Friday we finished our merit badge classes. Daniel C. launched his rocket. John M. snapped his ankle at sports playing Frisbee. Before leaving to seek medical attention, a staffer helped him complete his environmental science merit badge. Our final score in the campsite inspection was 86, above average and a big improvement for the week. The Troop's entry in the closing campfire contest, "Baby Shark," came in second place to the Jedi - Yoda skit. Other skits were the Staff's priceless skit, the longest song ever, and the final episode of Billy Bonca and the Chocolate Factory.

Under ASPL Juan A. (now the acting SPL) and Mr.Campodonico's instructions, we broke camp and loaded up all the gear. We left Camp K at 10:00 A.M. and got back to the scout house at 11:15 A.M. We never had to use the mud boots or the rain gear that we brought as we were lucky to have had no rain, snow, or mud the entire week.

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