The June Camping Trip will be Friday, June 25 through Sunday June 27 to Washburn Island in Cape Cod’s Waquiot Bay in Falmouth, MA. We will be salt water canoeing and kayaking to our campsite on a pristine island with our own powder sand beach. The island is located in the Waquiot Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, and is surrounded by rare beds of sea grass, salt ponds, and a shallow sandy bay great for canoeing and kayaking

To make this trip more affordable, we are allowing scouts the opportunity to bring or borrow a canoe or kayak. For those that have access to a canoe or kayak, there will be no charge for this trip. For those that need to rent a canoe/kayak, the rental fee will be $60. Those bringing their own boat must also have their own paddles and coast guard approved personal floatation devices. Boats will be carried to Cape Cod in the troop’s trailer. If you have your own boat, please bring it to St.Mary’s at departure time, and be prepared to take it home after we return to the parish center on Sunday. If you’ll have trouble with boat transport, call or email Phil Bedard.

We will meet at the parish center on Saturday morning at approximately 10AM on Friday. The exact time of departure may shift a bit, depending on leader availability. We will confirm time after receiving back permission slips. We will return for pick up at the parish center by 3:00 PM on Sunday. Scouts need to bring a bag lunch for Friday and the items listed on the Troop 4 camping equipment list. The list is available on our website.

We will be cooking patrol style on troop camp stoves for dinner and breakfast. Scout patrols will create their own menus and duty rosters at the May 27th troop meeting. If your son will be attending this campout, please complete the permission slip and return it to the Troop Scribe at the May 27th troop meeting. If your son would like to attend but won’t be at the May 27th troop meeting, please call or email Phil Bedard at 508-561-7058 or pbedard1 [Email address: pbedard1 #AT# gmail.com - replace #AT# with @ ]. This deadline is firm, as we need time to reserve rental boats. We will need a few parents to attend this trip in order to help with the transportation. Our June water themed trips are fun filled trips that have historically been favorites of both scouts and adults alike. If you can help out please indicate on the permission slip.