More on the Aviation campout

At museum Combat Zone

When Troop 448 scouts arrived at Lady Bird Park for their January aviation campout, the first thing they were hit with was the cold wind blowing about the camp.  They quickly set up their tents and got into them, trying to keep warm.  That night it got below freezing, earning the scouts there polar bear patch.  When they woke up, they cooked a warm meal.  After cleaning their dishes, they set out to a nearby hangar, where they learned about flying and flying machines.  They completed most of the requirements for Aviation Merit Badge.
  
Afterwards, they returned to their campsite, for a cold and quick lunch, before setting of again, this time to the Admiral Nimitz Museum of the Pacific War.  There they learned much about the history of the Pacific War, the sides of the war, and the combat. It was obvious on the boy’s faces that they very much enjoyed it.  When the museum closed, they went back to the camp for dinner and a campfire.

The boys all put on amazing performances.  After they went to bed, the scoutmaster called a quick Patrol Leaders Council, to decide whether or not to have breakfast the following morning.  The answer was no, because the scouts were fed up with the cold. That night also dropped below freezing. The scouts woke up the next morning, packed and left, in their warm cars.


--Sean McDonald