"Goodbye"

"I regret to announce — this is The End. I am going now. I bid you all a
very fond farewell." - Bilbo Baggins

Soon, I'll nuking this blog I've (barely) maintained for the past 6+ years. Time for something 2.0-ish.

End of the weekend

I'm at the end of a very long day which started last night, because I got very little sleep at last night at scout camp. All in all the camp was very successful and the boys had an absolute blast. My discomfort was well worth it for their sakes ;)

Coming home is always nice; air conditioning, own bed and home cooking. I'm also glad I took the extra hour on arrival to air out everything before packing it away until the next camp.

Tired and sleepy...

It rained for most of the evening, but I was able to catch a brief period of light sprinkling enough for me to pitch my tent. The boys are tenting with other scouts in their patrols, so their accommodations were ready when they arrived. The rain also made it possible for us to light a fire, something we thought might not happen since drought conditions has caused a burn ban for most of the summer. As long as there is moisture on the ground, "light 'em up boys!"

Going to bed it was very humid, but by 2:00a or 3:00a temps dipped into the upper 60's and I was chilled enough to crawl into my bag. That felt good. I was woken up at 7:00a by my boys rapping on the fabric of my tent asking for keys to the van so they could get the food out. They seemed to be in very high spirits and that makes a Father's heart happy.

The day ahead involves a hike, water activities at the nearby lake and other scouting skills. For now, I sit in my tent listening to the sounds of kids preparing breakfast and contemplating coffee (vital).

Going camping my boy scouts in a few hours. It's the first campout since the Spring and the first real opportunity for me to unplug from work for a couple of days since the job change. We'll be cooking, hiking and kayaking in temperatures not in the 100's. Look for tweets, status updates and picture blogging.