Troop 63′s June outing was at Shawme-Crowell State Park in Sandwich on Cape Cod right next to the Sagamore Bridge. The campground is in a forest not far from the Cape Cod canal and just a few miles from the long beach of Sandy Neck.

TOTN’ CHIP and FIREM’N CHIT classes were presented. Ian was a masterful chef, presenting an outstanding Indian dish for dinner and a very good apple pie dessert. In the morning we enjoyed delicious French Toast with fresh fruit and maple syrup.

Ben says the skits were very creative and funny. “One was about the Vindow Viper. It is basically a funny story about misunderstanding: a window wiper but he has an accent. ‘I am the Vindow Viper and I be there in Von Year.’”

“In the day time, we went on a canal trip (from HYLINE Cruises at Onset Town Pier) on a boat accompanied by a guide detailing the canal’s construction, and educating all aboard about the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, construction of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges (and the celebration thereof), and numerous other points of historical and/or nautical interest. We viewed the bike paths running along either side of the canal populated by fishermen, cyclists, and a lone rollerblader. We saw a bridge for trains, some remote islands, and the split rock. One half moves one inch closer to the water every year. If we go back next year, it will be a bit closer.”

“We also did some hiking but the bugs defeated us.”

The troop visited and explored the Sandwich Fish Hatchery featuring Brook, Brown, Tiger, and Rainbow Trout from fingerlings to enormous breeding stock. Scouts delighted in feeding the fish (food dispensed from coin operated containers).