I took a group of scouts to the Florida High Adventure Sea Base on the Florida Keys near Key West in July. My son, Joel, came home and wrote an article for the newspaper. Our District Web Master liked it so much he posted it on the District Website.
http://www.scoutingpages.org/us/id/bigfoot/seabase.asp
While at the Florida Boy Scout owned Sea Base, we did ocean sailing, deep sea fishing, snorkeling, island camping, sea-kayaking and day on Key West and all sorts of other activities like night snorkeling. We consisted of two leaders (one of which was myself, two parents, and 12 youth. I think you will find Joel’s article interesting. We were snorkeling together when a 10 foot reef shark swam right under us. Also, we were caught out at sea in kayaks when a huge storm blew in. Memories for sure.
I have now taken a scout unit to all three BSA High Adventure Bases, Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico , Northern Tier (where we did a 100 mile canoe trip) in northeast Minnesota , and the Florida Sea Base. Myself and the few that went with me to all three high adventure bases will soon be earning the Triple Crown Award for have attending all three. We will be the first in our council to have earned this award.
Steve Jung
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