(This was written on Sunday, July 14th)

The water was excellent today, it was fast, furious & fun!  Yes we did have a couple of scouts maybe it was 3 or 4  that unexpectedly "left" the raft but they weren't out for long. 

We did make a stop and let anyone that wanted to jump or somersault from a rock into the river.

We had a great riverside lunch of grilled burgers or chicken breasts, pasta salads, fresh fruit & dessert.

We weren't able to surf as the water was too high. (surfing in the raft -  if you aren't sure what it is then google it.

We have some great pictures of our rafting trip and we will try to get them to Mark Ewing so he can post them. We had two scouts with helmet cams and I am sure they have some great footage. At one point we were swimming in the water in class 2 rapids and it will be interesting to see the footage from the helmet cams.

Tonight at our campfire we had a daily update of activities, a religious observance and probably the highlight of the campfire was Kaitie Sargent & Wren Stiner being presented with Venturing Scout Bronze medals by campfire. Kaitie for sports & Wren for outdoor. After the campfire they both had boards of review for the Venturing Gold award which they passed. They will be presented their Gold awards at a court of honor to be held in Washington D.C.

After the Gold award is the Venturing Silver award which is equal to Eagle Scout.

Tomorrow morning we will be leaving Ace to head for the National Jamboree.

We appreciate all of the support from everyone. 

Thanks 

Dennis Sargent
Venture Crew Advisor