In October, Troop 66 went on a bike hike campout at Cape Cod. We started by doing some archery at the camp’s archery range to get the archery merit badge. We learned about the parts of arrows, safety stuff and how to aim and shoot the bow. Then we got to shoot at the targets for points. We were aiming for 70 points with 10 arrows each. The closer to the center of the target the more points you get. We also got tips and tricks on the best ways to shoot.
Members of Troop 66 at the start of their bike adventure.
The next day we rented bikes at the campsite and went on a bike trail near camp where we went biking for over 25 miles down by the Cape. We saw cranberry bogs, beaches and more. We were going to go 50 miles but unfortunately there was a Nor’easter coming so we had to stop after 26 miles. After we did the bike ride, we had lunch and returned our bikes.
Next, we went to Whydah Pirate Museum in Yarmouth Massachusetts. There was a scavenger hunt where we had to find all these different pirate things like the parts of cannons, old money and different jewelry. We learned all about the pirates near Cape Cod, like this one ship called the Whydah that sunk during a bad storm. We also learned about this one pirate who was called John King. He was around 8-11 years old when he volunteered to become a pirate.
We had a good number of scouts, everyone had a good time, and we are looking forward to the next campout. For more information on Troop 66 campouts and meetings go to westsuffield66.mytroop.us. We hope to see you soon!