Sea Base – Day 6

3 November 2008 | 7:39 | Florida Sea Base 2007 | No Comments

June 20, 2007 After a good night’s sleep, we took our final showers and had breakfast. After breakfast, I took a hike to the store. None of the adults were ready to give up the smokes. We were issued our dry bags and sent off to pack for the island. We didn’t really take much. [...]



Sea Base – Day 5

3 November 2008 | 7:38 | Florida Sea Base 2007 | No Comments

June 19, 2007 By 7:30 AM, a couple of us were hitting the showers. Mr. Carlson and I went on a coffee run. When we got back, all of the tents were down and the boys were packing their bags. Mr. Carlson got a couple of the boys started on breakfast, while the rest got [...]



Sea Base – Day 4

3 November 2008 | 7:38 | Florida Sea Base 2007 | No Comments

June 18, 2007 Alarm clock went off at 5:30, but Mr. Carlson, Mr. Sharkey and I were already up. We went to Burger King for breakfast, after packing up the vans. We were on the road by 9:00 AM. A quick stop at K-Mart for a battery operated fan for Mr. Carlson and myself, can’t [...]



Sea Base – Day 3

3 November 2008 | 7:35 | Florida Sea Base 2007 | No Comments

June 17, 2007 We got the boys up at 6:00 AM and were on the road by 7:00 AM. Had breakfast at Waffle House, on our way to Miami. Forgot tomention, we took pictures outside of the Navy Seal Museum and decided not to stick around. We drove to Miami Beach and found a spot [...]



Sea Base – Day 2

3 November 2008 | 7:33 | Florida Sea Base 2007 | No Comments

June 16, 2007 Andrew C. and Matt O. are doing a great job preparing breakfast. The rest of the guys are packing up our gear. Billy is motivated this morning. He’s excited to get to our next campground. But first, Kennedy Space Center awaits us! Just found out that everyone is wearing our red shirts [...]



2008 Octobber – Zero to Hero

31 October 2008 | 5:00 | Trip Logs | No Comments

On the weekend of the 17th -19th, troop 603 held it’s annual “Zero to Hero” at the Scannell Readiness Center. I would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Denim and the rest of the volunteer parents and troops that made the day possible. Out of the eight or nine stations my personal favorite [...]



2008 – Summer Camp Experience – WE’RE COMING HOME!

11 July 2008 | 21:28 | A Moment with Mr. D | No Comments

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 [...]



Summer Camp – Another night in Heaven

10 July 2008 | 22:47 | A Moment with Mr. D | No Comments

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 [...]



Summer Camp – Day 563,603,941 The Curse of the Haunted Latrine

9 July 2008 | 23:07 | A Moment with Mr. D | No Comments

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 [...]



2008 – Summer Camp Experience – Day 3

8 July 2008 | 19:55 | A Moment with Mr. D | 1 Comment

OK – I’m tired. Here it is 23 hours since my last post and another day gone by (at least almost – there is still the troop swim at 10pm) For a select few of the boys this will also be an economical use of water because it will also double as a shower. Don’t [...]