Camp Bud Schiele – Additional Friday Update

The Grand Ole Adventure is over and while I can’t say that we scored well, I can report that every scout got to participate and that we had a fun time in the process.  Every scout did his very best, and that is all that we can ever ask of anyone – even if it isn’t up to the level of someone else.  We tied knots, identified leaves, built fires, ran foot races, shot rifles and bow and arrows, swam a relay, canoed without paddles and more.

Of particular note is our entry into the Chariot race.  It was the only four-wheeled entry and we knew going into the race that we were going to have challenges on the turns – since our front wheels were fixed into position.  The race started and we very quickly took last place along the front straightaway.  Surprisingly, the vehicle turned beautifully through the first turn, much to the credit of the two pullers.  Then, just as we moved to the inside of one of the other chariots to pass,  tragedy struck halfway through the back straghtaway.  We hit the inside safer barrier and ripped the front driver’s side wheel from its mount and the vehicle stopped dead in its tracks.  Just after the others crossed the finish line our pit crew (the other Troop 108 scouts) ran out to retrieve the vehicle and assist the rider and his two pullers.