August 19, 2000
| Troop 521's annual trip to Middle Tennessee Council's
Grimes Canoe Base in Flatwood, Tennessee has become one of our most
popular activities. |
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This year, we took 22 people out on the river for 11 miles
of fun, lessons in the safe handling of canoes, body surfing, and a
general good time. |
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The first thing we did after breakfast on Saturday morning
was fix a lunch to take on the river. Everybody got extra bottles
of water and everything had to be ready to be tied onto the canoe (just
in case). |
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Going down the
Buffalo River in a canoe is fun but stopping and enjoying the river is a
lot of fun too. We allowed almost as much time to stop and play as
we did to paddle. That, and the squirt guns, worked out really
well. |
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Finally back in camp it was
time to rest and fix supper. Everyone had a good appetite and
spent the evening enjoying being in camp. Nobody had any trouble
sleeping Saturday night. |
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