My son's troop just got back from the Out Island adventure. I was the only mom (3 crews of 18) participating. We had a great time and had terrific weather. Many more "roses" than "thorns". We were never bored - plenty of activities to keep everyone busy, yet not so that we felt too tired to participate. The no-see-um bugs really liked me, though - the best remedy was to keep the skin covered with very light weight long sleeves and long pants and just deal with a little sweat. It was very hot, too - daytime was OK because we either had water to swim in or a breeze from the moving boat. Think it never dropped below 84F at night - Luckily many of our crew brought hammocks (with built-in bug netting) for sleeping - some tent-sleepers got heat rashes. We asked Seabase to add hammocks to their list of optional items! Favorite activities were the deep sea fishing and snorkeling on Looe Key. Not much to see at night snorkel, but an adventure to do at least once. Make sure you work on those arm muscles to get in and out of the war-canoes. Oh, and for those that wonder, the CTS (Composting Toilet Systems) are quite acceptable for taking care of business!
Seabase - Big Munson Island
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My son's troop just got back from the Out Island adventure. I was the only mom (3 crews of 18) participating. We had a great time and had terrific weather. Many more "roses" than "thorns". We were never bored - plenty of activities to keep everyone busy, yet not so that we felt too tired to participate. The no-see-um bugs really liked me, though - the best remedy was to keep the skin covered with very light weight long sleeves and long pants and just deal with a little sweat. It was very hot, too - daytime was OK because we either had water to swim in or a breeze from the moving boat. Think it never dropped below 84F at night - Luckily many of our crew brought hammocks (with built-in bug netting) for sleeping - some tent-sleepers got heat rashes. We asked Seabase to add hammocks to their list of optional items! Favorite activities were the deep sea fishing and snorkeling on Looe Key. Not much to see at night snorkel, but an adventure to do at least once. Make sure you work on those arm muscles to get in and out of the war-canoes. Oh, and for those that wonder, the CTS (Composting Toilet Systems) are quite acceptable for taking care of business!