In May, Troop 66 went to Crab Apple Whitewater in Charlemont, Massachusetts for a funyaking trip. A funyak is an inflatable kayak. We first had to do a swim test and then a few weeks later we went on the float trip and did the white-water rafting merit badge. We learned stuff about water safety and stuff like all six classes of water. Class 1 is still water, class 2 is moving a little, class 3 is a little more and class 4 is what they use for competitions. Class 5 you don’t do unless you know the area- if not, you have a guide and class 6 is really dangerous. We did class 1 and 2.
All scouts were given water guns to use on the way down. It was a huge water gun fight the whole way down though people who did not want to be in the fight did not have to. It was a little rainy but that made the water more active which a lot of Scouts enjoyed. We paddled about eight miles with a stop at five miles where we would “capsize” our boats. We would jump out, flip it over, flip it over again and jump back in. Then we went to the end and headed home. Overall, it was a fun trip with many Scouts, and we are looking forward to the next trip.