| The Troop arrived
at Grimes Canoe Base on Friday night all charged up and ready to go
in Saturday's canoe race. Last year, there had only been about
30 participants but this year the number nearly doubled with 28
canoes going out on the river. Saturday morning we were up
early and had our traditional Mountain Man breakfast of eggs, hash
browns, onions, sausage, and cheese. Two of our Scouts had to
drive in on Saturday morning to be there for the race. |
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The race took us
from 7 miles upriver back down to the Canoe Base. All 3 of the
Troop 521 canoe teams reached the finish line within the first 8
canoes. Congratulations to our Junior team for taking 1st
Place in their division. Our seniors came in only 2
minutes behind the 2nd Place canoe in their division.
The adults won 2nd Place by 40 seconds. (At first the adults
were told they'd lost by 50 seconds but a recalculation put them in
2nd Place.) |
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| After everyone was
in off the river, we sat down to lunch. Sixty hungry
canoeists and kayakers made the burgers and chips disappear very quickly.
We'll be back next year to try to shave our times down far enough to
take home even more trophies. |
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