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Patrol 4 Outing to Manresa Beach

Posted by Administrator on December 14th, 2008 filed in Uncategorized

Patrol 4 Outing to Manresa Beach
By William Kershner

Patrol 4 had their outing at Manresa Beach in Santa Cruz. The idea was car camping. We stayed there for 2 nights and one day, a whole weekend. There was not much of a turnout of five people but we still had a great time. We drove in around 3 o’clock in the afternoon on a Saturday. It took about an hour and 15 minutes to get there and once we did we found our sites. We set up camp early in the morning and started to make lunch. We made our own sandwiches. The whole trip was meant to be relaxing so we did not go on a hike or even do requirements. Instead we spent the day playing cards, football, and the most fun going to the beach trying to fly kites We then proceeded to go back to camp and make dinner after a fun day everywhere and interacting with the other patrols who went on the same trip. Dinner was our favorite cook, Ethan’s famous Frito Chile. The next day we all slept in and did basically the same thing. We learned a new card game, and stayed out late on the trail till we had to get in out tens and go to bed.
The next morning we got up early so we could get back home early and have our Sunday to do the things we wanted. We started to pack up our tents and dried them out while we carried them back to the car. We finished with a police line and headed out, satisfied with our trip and wanting to go home. We got back in about an hour and a half tired and dirty.
The overall trip was really fun because we sat back and relaxed most of the time instead of making progress in anything. It was a good experience because we had never done this kind of trip. All of us really liked it and it is probably the same kind of trip that we will go on next patrol four outing.