Thursday was supposed to be “Sea Scout” day, in which our Venture crew would man a boat and sail down the Chesapeake Bay. We were actually supposed to do the boat on Monday and Tuesday, but the mast broke, and the captain just got it repaired on Monday. Actually, I think doing the ship on Thursday and Friday was better, as it allowed the kids to do all the COPE and climbing early in the week, when the instructors were conducting all the initial training.
We had a 0500 wakeup planned so that we could pack our gear, pick up our food to take along on the boat, and get to the Inner Harbor during rush hour by 0800. At 0430 it began to rain. We got the kids to the boat on time and loaded their gear and provisions. There is only room for the six kids and one adult. As there are girls in the crew, the one adult HAD to be Candy. So after dropping off the kids, I came home to post these pictures and pack for Northern Tier with Tommy, beginning on Saturday. Early reports from Candy via SMS indicate that the weather has been pretty good and that the kids are having a good time.
