Blink and you’ll miss him
by HML
Thing One is tackling his busy summer schedule with one arm tied behind his back: the day his cast was put on his arm, we drove him to Youth Conference in time for dinner. He spent the next two days working on a service project and having fun, came home Saturday afternoon, and promptly headed out again that evening to a church dance.
The next morning we took him to Camp Pigott for a week of National Youth Leader Training (NYLT). Usually just The Gimlet and Thing One make the drive; it was fun for the At Home Unit to see the camp and put all the photos into perspective.
Thing One can carry a backpack, but the doctor said he would have to have help putting the pack on and taking it off as he isn’t supposed to put any weight on the broken wrist. He has a special cover like a wet suit for the cast so he can go swimming, but he can only wear the cover for 45 minutes as the vacuum seal may cut off the circulation in his arm if it stays on longer. Exciting!
Here’s the entrance to the camp, and once we arrived, it was easy to find the place to stow all of Thing One’s gear.
The Gimlet arrives in disguise (but even without his scoutmaster uniform, he was recognized by the quartermaster), and takes Thing Two, future scouter, on a short walk around the camp.
A beautiful place to spend a week.
Tags: camp pigott, NYLT
