Robert goes on High Adventure

This year the Varsity Boy Scouts are going to Big South Fork National Park in Oneida, TN (Tennessee).  The boys are very excited.

Unfortunately, Robert came home from the lake with Aaron a little sick and not feeling well and a LOT sunburned.

He didn't enjoy my treatment, but it was very effective - I would rub ice on his arms and legs until it melted.  He would also use ice packs from the freezer, but they aren't as effective.  After I would ICE him, Mark would spread Aloe Vera on his burn.

Luckily his high adventure isn't for a few days.  Tuesday, during the day Robert was supposed to pull out everything he needed for high adventure while I was at work ... but he didn't so that put a lot of pressure on to get it all packed up in before 8:30 - especially considering that the same night Devon is getting set apart as a missionary.

Betsy helped him label everything and get it packed up.  He is all set.  We dropped him off at Brother O'Brien's at 9:00 (only 30 minutes late).  We took photos and the boys were off.

The boys going on High Adventure are:  Robert, Aaron (Ben's cousin), Max Miller, Will Burton, Riley Burton, Zac Fisher, Talon Brovont, Austin Stevens and Trevor Underwood.  Leaders were Rusty O'Brien, Brian Miller, Jim Brovont, Jordan Hillam, and Jed Gold.

Wednesday:  The first day they set up camp and went hiking; it was very hilly.  They hiked for 5 to 10 miles (I really don't know).  They also cooked their own dinner and made their tents out of what was in the wilderness.

Robert, Aaron, Max, Zack, Will, Riley, Talon, Austin, Ben and Trevor

Thursday:  The second day the boys went canoeing.  They canoed over 20 miles on the Cumberland River.  It was a drive to get there, and then a drive to get back to camp.

Friday:  The third day was mountain bike riding.  They had wanted to go 50 miles like when Devon did High Adventure, but there were some boys that had just not trained for the activity so the boys were held to 25 miles.  That was fine - they still accomplished their 50 miler requirements to earn the 50 miler patch.

Saturday:  Finally, they cooked breakfast, broke camp and came home.  They arrived at the church around 1:00 pm.  We unloaded and helped clean up.  What a great adventure!

Robert's been on the go for 2 weeks straight!  It will be good for him to have a rest before heading off to his next camp...soccer camp.