Troop 603 Blog

Here we are – the end of a fantastic week at Camp Henson – and another journey for the boys of Troop 603. I am writing early today because we will be participating in the You Gotta Regatta and the Scoutmaster Splash later on. The boys have their camp raft built and ready for launch in [...]

Well that title should say it all – of the many many point of the scout law – (somewhere around 235 at last count – I added a few for my boys to make it more of a challenge: A scout is sweet smelling, a scout is always around to wash the scoutmasters car….. and [...]

Hello there camp fans and welcome back to another round of what is Mr D thinking this time. That’s right the time that everyone loves in the day when he sits down at the computer and his splaying digits spread his newly found experience to the masses. I’m going to pick up where I left [...]

Hot – some words just do not get the point across – Hot just doesn’t give you the right feeling for the type of weather that hit us today. Lets say that it was “Swelteringly sticky with a chance of oh my God I think I can see you through the haze in front of [...]

You now the biggest thing I have to worry about as I start my trek from our campsite to the admin building to set these words forever into the electronic signals of the Internet is…. What in the name of flying monkeys am I going to say this time? But Fear not fellow 603 blog [...]

WE’RE HERE!!! Another year of summer camp has arrived! – the gateway is set – the boys have descended and 603 has already set itself apart as “the troop that takes it to the next level!” All of the boys seem excited to start their week here at lovely Camp Henson. Or it could be [...]

Ok….. queue the sappy music that brings a tear to your eye each time you hear it…..  Of course I realize it’s different for each of us – but mine was always that end credit music from the old Hulk TV Show with Lou Ferrigno…. Poor Bruce Banner…..  -          Anyway –  Here we are at [...]

The real last day has come and gone here at Camp Henson. The packing has started and last trips to the Trading Post have been run. We’ve had our ups and downs – but overall the troop 603 family came through a little tighter than when we started. A few last thoughts and happenings for [...]

Well here we are at the end of our journey. Our last night here at summer camp in 2008 and we had an awesome time. Seems like time flew – and early tomorrow we’ll all say goodbye until September. I’m sitting here again in the cool admin building next to my friend Mr Sharkey as [...]

MADE YOU LOOK! BWA HA HA HA HA! Attention Mr and Mrs America and all the ships at sea! Flash – Our Boys have made it past the hardest point in their tour of duties. Wow! always wanted to do something like that. I have felt like a reporter in the field putting words to [...]