Troop 163 went to Camp Meriwether in the Cascade Pacific Council for summer camp this year. We had 10 scouts and 2 adults: Tom B, Neil B, Trevor d, Ty F, Curtis M, Peter R, Thomas R, Amphil R, Isaac S, and Andy W. The adults were Bob B and Dave R.
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We had good weather for most of the week. Friday and Saturday mornings were a bit wet.
The scouts worked on merit badges and the younger scouts worked on rank advancement.
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 | At every meal, Self Centered Sam gave out a Clean Table award for the cleanest table. This usually meant an early exit from the dining hall as well as extra votes when it came to tossing in a staff member into the lake. |  | |
 | Several scouts were working on their Rifle merit badge, and spent a fair amount of their free time building their proficiency for the accuracy requirements. | The Camp Meriwether staff. |  |
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 | Anchors, chains, and capstan from the Struan. |  | |
 | On Friday afternoon, the camp holds camp wide games. This involves a number of useful and dubious skills in an attempt to have fun and do a little learning at the same time. |  | |
 | One of the games involved spinning around, and then tossing a shoe into a bucket on the far side of a dividing line. | Another involved a timed stretcher carry around random obstacles. |  |
 | The mine walk was a test of memorization and simple puzzle solving. | Talking to the special person sometimes gave interesting clues to other parts of the competition. |  |
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