Rain, rain go away! Having a fun, wet time at Camp Woodruff! We had a full day of assembly, dining, merit badges, free time activities, and attended the flag retirement ceremony. The troop is going for the “Honor Troop” designation, and are being challenged to complete all sorts of tasks around camp: pass a daily campsite inspection, answer 10 of 16 riddles, carry the flag to 80% of assemblies, wear our uniform to 80% of dinners, catch a fish, visit the Davis inn, etc. I captured several photos of the boys in class (they’re pretty excited 😂), and we had our last shower house cleaning session . The Mustache patrol went to the Davis Inn in the afternoon, where we threw tomahawks, branded our gear and made candles. Also, we welcomed Mr. Matchett and wished Mr. Freeman all the best on his way home. We’re excited to still be at camp, and are in the home stretch of the week!

Another great day at camp Woodruff! We’re settling in nicely to a daily routine of assembly, dining, merit badge classes, afternoon & evening activities. Yesterday afternoon we rafted the Nantahala river, and after a few minutes of rain on the river, the sun came out and we had an awesome trip! On the bus ride back we sang songs, and were able to grab a hearty dinner of red beans and rice before returning to camp and avoiding the rain. A few of the boys also earned their Jurassic Park “merit badge” last night. Looking forward to another great day at camp today!

We had a great day yesterday settling into camp. After a good first nights sleep, we went to morning assembly, breakfast and then made sure everyone made it to their merit badges classes. We then had lunch and went to the climbing tower, where we bouldered, climbed the chimney and repelled. The storms rolled in late yesterday and evening, but we had dinner, cleaned the bath house and had our PLC. We’ve also began carrying our troop flag and playing our trumpet in camp (mainly Homewood fight songs!) to let camp know Troop 79 has arrived! Another great day at Woodruff!

We’re off to a fast start at Camp Woodruff! We had a fun and (thankfully!) uneventful bus ride to camp, and arrived around 2:30 EST. During check in, a large rainstorm rolled through, but we were able to ride it out under the pavilion, and everyone stayed dry! After settling in camp, we got our group picture, medical checks and completed our swim test. After that, we had dinner and another thunderstorm rolled through, but again we were indoors in the dining hall, and everyone stayed dry. We then went to the opening campfire, and had a long PLC where the boys created our duty rosters, and reviewed our merit badge schedules. We’ve just finished breakfast, and every has started their merit badges this morning. Off for more adventures today!

Troop 79 is headed to its 6th year at Camp Woodruff on Sunday, 6/24/2018, meeting at All Saints Episcopal Church at 7am. Be sure to have all forms, gas money, gear, and spending money with your excited Scout camper!

Every camper enjoys receiving mail and/or packages. Pass this info along to friends and relatives if they’d like to surprise your Scout with an encouraging note:

• Woodruff Scout Reservation
  “Scout’s Name”
  Unit # 79, Week # 4
  31 Woodruff Drive
  Blairsville, GA 30512

Have a great week and check back regularly for updates and pictures from camp.