What: Fishing for about 4 hours on a fishing boat Saturday afternoon at Galveston, and camping two nights at Galveston Island State Park.

When: October 8-10, 2004

Cost for camping and fishing: $30 for age 13 and up, $20 for age 12 and under

Cost for food: To be determined by each patrol

Cost for possible side trip to Moody Gardens: To be handled individually.  See the October 4 email note below.

Depart St. Laurence: Load trailer at 5:30pm, leave by 6:00pm sharp on Friday

Arrive St. Laurence: About noon on Sunday

Sign this: Consent form

Mr. Rankin says (October 4):

The cost for the fishing trip is as follows:
 
$30.00 for 13 years and above
$20.00 for 12 years and under
 
The above covers your camping & fishing.  All food will be handled at the patrol level.  Moody Gardens will be handled personally.
  
Due to the charter boat time change, we may not be able to go to Moody Gardens since they do not open until 10:00 am.  Please come tonight to hear about other options.
 
Moody Gardens:
                                        12 and under            Adult
        Rainforest                   $5.95                    $7.95
        Discovery Pyramid     $5.95                    $7.95
        Imax 3D                      $5.95                    $8.95
 
We will be fishing from 1:30pm - 5:30pm & we need to arrive 30 minutes early.
 
YIS,
Mr. Rankin
Mr. Rankin says (October 4):

Scouts and Adults,

 
If you are planning to attend the Fishing Trip you will need to bring the attached consent form along with your money to tonight's meeting. 
 
Patrols, including adults, will purchase their own food and settle the payments by patrols.
 
Also, remember that when we travel to and from campouts or we attend activities in public, Class A uniforms are required for all scouts, and scouters.
 
YIS,
Mr. Rankin
Scoutmaster

Mr. Aguirre says (September 26):

We will have the first part of the Fishing Merit Badge tomorrow, 27 September, starting at 7:00 pm.  This will be held at the same time as the Committee meeting.  The second part of the fishing MB will be the following Monday, 4 October.  The second part will only concentrate on fishing knots, and can be attended by those scouts that were not able to finish their MB last year.
 
Also, if you are planning on going to the Galveston fishing campout, 8-10 October, please sign up tomorrow since a final reservation must be made next week.
 
YIS - Carlos Aguirre

Mr. Aguirre says (September 20):

Scouts and Parents,

This year's fishing weekend has been scheduled for October 8-10.  Included is the current general itinerary, and internet links for the activities.  If you plan on attending, please make sure that you are signed up in order to have the correct number of reservations.  The goal is to finalize the count by next week.

Friday, 8 October

  • Drive to Galveston and set up camp at Galveston Island State Park.  Currently we have reserved 5 sites that can accommodate up to 8 per site. We will try to leave from the church between 5:30-6:00 pm.  Will be fine-tuned as we get closer to the weekend.

          http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/galvesto/

Saturday, 9 October

  • Quick breakfast, and drive to Galveston Party Boats.  They recommend to arrive early for orientation.  Total fishing time is expected to be 4 hours.  Cost for the fishing is $25 for adults, and $20 for 12 and under.       

          http://www.galvestonpartyboatsinc.com/index.html

  • Afternoon visit to Moody Gardens for group activity.    

          http://www.moodygardens.com/cgi-bin/home.cfm

Sunday, 10 October

  • Return to Sugar Land after breakfast

In preparation for the fishing weekend, there will be a fishing merit badge meeting next Monday, September 27, at 7:00 pm for those interested in getting their fishing MB.  If you only need the knot tying part of the MB, there will be a knot tying class prior to the fishing weekend.

YIS,

Carlos Aguirre