I thought that Allison would want to go to all of the camp-outs but I learned that this one she did not want to go on. I thought it was just a "fun" name not a "real" name. It was more "real" than either of us wanted it to be. Her scoutmaster doesn't like any of this scary Halloweeny type stuff either, so she would watch over her but I opted to go with them. With all of the Covid guidelines they couldn't camp for two nights so we left Saturday morning to drive an hour to the camp sight. Since we try not to camp on Sunday nights, she/we didn't even bring any tents or any type of camping stuff. She really doesn't like when she has to do that because she feels like she doesn't have a "home". I try to let her stay until it is lights out and then that is when I take her home. It is harder when it is here because this campsight is way out in the woods and an hour away.
I was glad that I could be there with Allison so I knew what happened. I really do enjoy going on these campouts, actually I just don't enjoy paying usually $25 for me and another for Allison when she isn't even there the whole time, and neither am I, AND for me, they like to do like prime rib, and fancy foods like that and I just don't like those types of food. I would rather just bring my own food, and pay $0.
There was an escape room that Allison was FREAKED out about. She was scared what they would do with her friends. The unknown was what really got her. It was actually a pretty cool escape room that made the scouts remember things like the Scout oath, or law, or other Scout type things that they should always know, including the correct way to fold the flag. Apparently Allison's troop was the only troop that folded the flag properly the first time!! Awesome and really sad all at the same time.
There was only one time that they didn't know something and it had something to do with the history of scouts or something like that, nothing that they talk about on a regular basis.
The day was pretty good and not scary, the girls had fun, but then in the late afternoon, "the zombies" were supposed to come and the scouts were supposed to get their campsites ready so they they wouldn't be able to get in.
Some of the girls painted their face really grossly. Some wore clothes that looked like they had blood on them and torn up, they put "blood" on axes and other tools, you know the creepy Halloweeny type stuff. It was just gross and Allison nor I enjoyed it. Some of their face paint was WAY too real looking.
At the very end of the night they had a "brain" eating contest or something like that.
Allison had NO desire to go to it, so she and I stayed back to make sure the fire didn't go out. We actually built a really big fire and it was really fun. The girls came back to an nice big fire.
One of the girls brought these brain cupcake and bone cupcakes for us:)
My battery was almost completely dead went I thought would be fine in the fine once we got in the car, it would charge as we drove home. When we got in the car to go home, I realized that I didn't have the charging wire. Either Allison or I had cleaned out my car and removed it and didn't put it back. I HAD to have it in over to get us out of there and back home. I had NO idea how to get home. I had like 1% or 2% battery left when got in the car. I was VERY worried we would not make it home. I was very cautious with my power and I also had Allison pray for us that the batter would last us until I knew where we were and would be able to get home by myself. Thankfully we made it out of those back woods and made it home.
