Langport United Kingdom
St Charles United States of America
Chicago 1999 Camp
Diary of Events.
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Langport United Kingdom |
St Charles United States of America |
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This is a brief diary of 1st Langport Scout Troops experiences in the United States of America. The Scouts are busy preparing 20 projects which will give greater detail of super three weeks in Illinois and Wisconsin. As soon as these are completed they will be posted to the Web Site so that everybody can share our experiences. However Delta felt that an urgent update of the Web site was needed now. The real stories will fill the whole space allocated to us and should be ready by earl November. So don’t forget to come back and visit us then. To those special people in the United states of America, we can only repeat our thanks for the experience of a lifetime. Troop 56 St Charles Illinois we intend to repay your friendship and hospitality when you come to the United Kingdom next year and make it your experience of a life time. Yours in Scouting Gerry Churchard (Delta) Scout leader |
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Date |
Location |
Activities |
Comments |
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Saturday |
7th August |
St Charles |
Getting to know our host families |
Tired after long journey |
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Sunday |
8th August |
St Charles |
Pig Roast- 25th Anniversary of formation of Troop 56 |
Great Food. Played Soccer and Cricket. England versus the USA, not sure of the result. |
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Monday |
9th August |
St Charles |
Pottawatomie Park, boat trip, super lunch, swimming party. |
We hiked to St Charles and back much to the amusement of our hosts. |
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Tuesday |
10th August |
Big Timber Camp |
Set up camp and get settled in. |
American Scouts have left their English counterparts a little bewildered. |
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Wednesday |
11th August |
Big Timber Camp |
Canoeing, Archery, Shooting, Swimming, leatherwork, lanyards, and oh so much more. |
Making friends and English reserve beginning to slip just a little. |
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Thursday |
12th August |
Big Timber Camp |
Canoeing, Archery, Shooting, Swimming, leatherwork, lanyards, and oh so much more. |
Campfire was a great success and English Scouts participated well. |
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Friday |
13th August |
Big Timber Camp Devils Lake - Wisconsin |
Goodbye to our new friends. Move to Devils Lake for weekend with Troop 56 |
Delta and Nick struggled with driving on the right and found their vans just a little powerful with 10 cylinder engines. |
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Saturday |
14th August |
Devils Lake |
Climbing, bouldering, trekking. |
Tired after a hard day and great evening camp fire with Troop 56 |
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Sunday |
15th August |
Devils Lake |
Swimming, trekking. |
On our own for the first time. |
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Monday |
16th August |
Devils Lake Wyalusing State Park |
Traveled across to Wisconsin to the banks of the Mississippi River and set up camp. |
Well we are truly on our own now. Map reading skills and discussions on route were interesting. |
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Tuesday |
17th August |
Wyalusing Park and Mississippi Palisades Park |
Moved on to new camp and new experiences. |
Getting used to putting up and taking down tents. Shopping is interesting and experimental. |
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Wednesday |
18th August |
Travel to Maquoketa Caves |
Set up camp in the state park |
Pouring with rain for three days now. Who said it only rained in England. |
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Thursday |
19th August |
Maquoketa Caves |
Caving |
Some very dirty and muddy Scouts at the end of the day. |
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Friday |
20th August |
Sauk City |
Set up camp with Troop 56 |
Interesting exercise in finding a restaurant who would take 22 people. |
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Saturday |
21st August |
Wisconsin River |
Canoe Trip down the Wisconsin River. |
The rivers are sure big here; you can only just see the far bank. Delta had a little touch of nerves on this one. |
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Sunday |
22nd August |
Wisconsin River St Charles |
Completed the canoe trip and traveled back to St Charles to be with our host families. |
Experience of a lifetime has just been completed. Oh those soft beds, real toilets and showers. |
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Monday |
23rd August |
St Charles |
Visit to Police Department. Visit to the Fire Department Visit to the Mayor |
Great day with some super people. Lunch at the self-service restaurant was out of this world. Quote from Nick " I have died and gone to heaven " |
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Tuesday |
24th August |
Chicago |
Sailing on Lake Michigan. Visits to museums. |
Some Scouts are definitely not sailors but everybody had a great day. The double decker train was exciting. |
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Wednesday |
25th August |
Chicago |
Investiture of 3 Venture Scouts on top of Sears Tower. Free for sight seeing and shopping. |
Good day with a mixture of Scouting and freedom. |
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Thursday |
26th August |
Great America Theme Park |
Theme Park with every type of crazy ride you could imagine. |
Scouts and some crazy leaders enjoyed the day. |
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Friday |
27th August |
St Charles |
English Night of song and dance. |
It went well and it was our way of saying thank you to some very special friends. |
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Saturday |
28th August |
St Charles Chicago |
Last minute shopping. Goodbye to our hosts. |
Our hosts in America are very special friends and will remain in our hearts for ever. |
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Sunday |
29th August |
Heathrow London Langport Somerset |
Traveled home with British Airways. Coach to Somerset and home. |
The stories will go on for years and years. The friendships are so strong that they will endure the distance of separation. Role on next year when we all meet again in Somerset. |