Swamp Camping Part 2

Billie Swamp was so fun this weekend because there was just so much going on.

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Caiden got this knife/sword from one of the vendors.

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Archery

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Swamp Buggy Ride

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Only night picture we got although there were even fireworks.

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More animals

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What kind of paw does this belong to??? (Hint Above)

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A Bear of course!

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Did you know that goats like to climb rocks?

I did. But that is because for homeschooling, Kailen and I read a book about a goat that couldn't climb very well because his horns were too big. He eventually made it.

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Storm rolling in.

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Scout's Own

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One of my favorite scout activities.

Great formation Mr. Sparling!

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This is Mitch, one of the sweetest, well mannered kids of the pack.

What a cutie!!!

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And here is his father, Big Mitch and his sister. Very, very nice people!!!

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Brian really does a great job.



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And this is what Sugey does during Scout's Own.

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The boys are so handsome doing their pledges.

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Coming soon to blog.....The Seminole Wars

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AND!!! I finished my sisters Drawstring Bag.

Swamp Camping Part 1

Camping with the Big Dogs

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Again

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Out in the Big Cypress Swamp

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Was it fun?

Of course. I'm not sure if the good equaled the bad, but there were things that I would have never seen before. Including the Civil War Reenactment and the nighttime Swamp Buggy ride. We all came home with the flu. Daryn had to leave Saturday morning. Overall, I LOVE camping with Pack 100. It was a bit sad that some of us moved on to the Boy Scout Troop and won't be camping with us for a while. But good friends will always remain good friends, no matter how far apart.

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I even got to knit some. I almost finished the Everlasting Bag-Stopper I am making for my sister. Late as usual.

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I also got to meet some cool weavers and knitters.

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They taught me how to make this cording on a Lucet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y5K7FiT2Og

Lucet Instructions

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Me

While Knitting

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Bought this for Daryn from the many vendors.

Which was a HUGE plus while camping.

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Lots of neat animals.

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Indeed, this is true.

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Armadillo
Unusually soft.

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This one didn't make it.

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~~Lots of displays~~

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Back to the living ones.

They do smell really bad, especially at night.

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She was crying a lot. Might have been pregnant.

We also saw one in the wild at night on the Buggy Ride.

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Anyone hear of shearing??

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I'm rethinking this whole sheep idea.

What the heck happened....

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Buzzard showing off.

These are BIG BIRDS.

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Let's take a short break for a temper tantrum.

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OK, we are good now. (;

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Outside the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum

http://www.seminoletribe.com/enterprises/bigcypress/museum.shtml

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Cattle Markings

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I Spy the INFAMOUS teenager.

Can you?

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The Seminoles do these beautiful dances. The women keep the tempo while the men sing.

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This is how small the tribe area was years ago.

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Night-time Camping

The moon next to a planet.

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What do we do at night??

We play!!!
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Then we wake up sick and have to go home.

The morning Daryn had to leave. Poor thing. She was the first of us to get sick.