Fall 2013 Echockotee Lodge 200
Fall 2013 Echockotee Lodge 200 OA High Adventure Peter Ordeneaux and Peter Wyckoff went to ronment, and put an ecology plan into action. The Florida Sea Base this summer. We did the Order second week, we lived on a 43 foot sail boat. We of the Arrow Ocean Adventure. What an amazing sailed around the Keys, snorkeling on the reefs. trip for us to go on. The whole trip took 10 days. We learned about navigation, seamanship, and For the first week we stayed on an island that the ocean ecology. Want to learn more and see the Boy Scouts own. How cool is that? This was the pictures, ask Peter Ordeneaux or Peter Wyckoff. work week. We learned how to protect our envi- By: Peter Wyckoff OA @ Jambo every single merit badge, fireworks, rain, white water rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, zip lin- After ten days of nonstop travel and fun, every- ing, canopy traversing, wipe-out water obstacle one who went to Jamboree is back. For those course, traveling, religious services, conserva- who went on staff, the fun lasted as long as two tion, service, cooking, sitting, running, swimming, weeks! Well, to give a brief run down of what paddle boarding, black-market patch trading, the mega-experience of jamboree included: world record setting, liquid-nitrogen Skateboarding, Busch Gardens, hiking, walking, Snackwells, and many more things I can’t even describe. In this edition: The OA provided staff and its Chief, Dan Brown; there were international venturers from every- Officer Reports 2 where; one of our troops even met the National LLD Recap 3 Scout Executive himself, Wayne Brock! Upcoming Events 3 It was far more than what I expected, and from Special Information 4 building a NASCAR to ‘ambient temperature’ Break Time 5 showers I least expected it would end so soon.
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