Sea Base Arrival 12 June 2013 Trek SAW061213C

Woke up early at Bahai Cabana and headed over to the restaurant for breakfast.  We reset Donny from last year and enjoyed breakfast with three other groups heading to Sea Base.  When Davis Tours picked us up we were join by a troop from Atlanta and they were headed to the Brighton Center close to Key West for the fishing adventure.  We were able to talk the driver into stopping at Shula Burger. Place slow but good burger, close to Islamorada Sea Base.

Upon arrival at Sea Base we were met by Emily Jones our dive master.  We had to take the swim test again and get equipment assigned.  We were fitted with weights and strung them on web belts.  Due to bad weather we were not able to take the equipment refresher pool dive, will be done tomorrow.  We attended a dive session with the other six dive crews, watched a video on coral safety and safe diving.  Our first real ocean dive is scheduled for tomorrow in the afternoon.

Departure Sea Base SAW061213C

The Team High Adventure trek to Florida Sea Base arrived early at Austin Airport - 5:30 am.  Curtis F, Grayson B, Lucas V, Matt M, Mark, Ray and Moe.  Boarded SW to Houston to a connector than onto Ft Lauderdale.  We were picked up by the hotel and checked into Bahai Cabana wow what a major déjà vu same building as last time and only scouts in place.  First wek of high adventure.  We will be off to lunch, then the beach and then some down time.  More to follow each day, hopefully.  Hot and muggy as last time also.

Northern Tier or Bust!!

Two of Team 448's Northern Tier Treks left Austin today for the long trip to Northern Tier. They will be joined by the 3rd trek up there.  We are all looking forward to enjoying the Boundary Waters wilderness.

CREW ATOMIC EAGLES

Mr. Martinez, Garnie, Michael, Thomas, Joseph, Dylan, Mr. Fortner, & Mr. Crain

CREW FLYING EAGLES

Mr Stevens, Chris, John Michael, Pablo, Carlos, Kyle, Mr. Manceaux, Mr. Reyes 

Eagles Take Flight

1 June 2013
Today two our Team members conducted their Eagle Court of Honor.  Saturday morning Juan Thompson held his Eagle Court of Honor at Western Oaks Church with Mr. Mark Faulkner acting as the Master of Ceremonies.  Congratulations Juan.
Later that afternoon at the Austin American Statesman, Seam McDonald held his Eagle Court of Honor with Mr. Ken Manceaux acting as Master of Ceremonies.  Congratulations Sean.

Mountain Man - The Historian's View

The Mountain Man campout in early February was a very successful campout, but there were a lot of behind the scenes work starting as far back as December! That was when we were in the basic planning portion, but the idea grew and developed rapidly. In January, the team went and actually hand-built every station, from log hoist to tomahawks.

When the actually campout happened, some scouts from the troop came decked out in period dress. Personally, I believe that the campout was a huge success and hope that we do more things like this. The guys had a great time and there are things that we can also improve to make next years campout even better!

Dolphin Research Center

Last summer, I had the opportunity to go to Florida Sea Base with Team 448.  While at Sea Base, I was able to learn many new things about the Florida Keys mangroves and coral reefs.  I also made the acquaintances of our first mate and captains.  They were very knowledgeable about the surrounding area. 

One of my most memorable memories from Sea Base was our trip to the Dolphin Research Center.  We saw all of the dolphins jumping around and having fun with the trainers.  There was even a dolphin that had been attacked by a shark and a very fast iguana named Lana.  When we went to the gift shop, I purchased a postcard.  I wrote a heartwarming letter to my parents, of course it arrived after I got back.  Unfortunately, the week passed quickly and it was time to leave.  The whole week including the trips there and back was fantastic and memorable! 

Kayak Trip on Lady Bird Lake

A quick post to show photos from the team's kayak trip on Lady Bird Lake. They went from Festival Beach to Bird Island and hung out for a while, including officially accepting Michael Martinez onto the team since he missed the draft.