Looking Back - Reaching Forward

We're back from camping. We arrived on Friday evening, April 9 and left about 11 am Sunday. The Neuse River District is one of thirteen districts in the Occoneechee Council in Central North Carolina. It has about 70 Scouting units. There were about 1600 scouts, leaders, and family members in attendance.

The weather during the day was fantastic...blue skies, low humidity, and temperatures in the mid-70s. Nights were cooler, upper 30s to lower 40s.

The scouts and their siblings participated in crafts, team building games, orienteering, BB guns, and some archery. A few also had a chance to fish a little at the campsite. One small brim was caught! We also had a Civil War camp re-enactment and rocket displays.

You see, the theme for this centennial camporee was "Looking Back - Reaching Forward." So many of the activities reflected past or future topics. I think one of the high lights was a visit by C3PO and R2D2 of Star Wars fame (I like needed to identify the movie!). Now, these weren't just ANY 'droids, these are two that Lucasfilm, Ltd., officially endorses and hires to portray the team at Star Wars promotional events ALL OVER THE WORLD. So they were the REAL DEAL!! I don't know about the kids, but I was a bit ga-ga!

The litmus test for how successful the event was came from a new scout parent and a new scout. The parent had her cell phone off the whole time and didn't even know what time it was, and the scout proclaimed the first day, "This is paradise!"

What else can I say?