Grimes Canoe Base is located on Highway 13 in Perry County near the town of Flatwoods. The campsites had two-person tents including cots. Alex will get the 50 mile canoeing merit badge to go along with his 50 mile hiking one he got a couple of years ago. Their week included canoeing everyday along with nightly devotionals and opportunities to fish. On Wednesday night they got a steak dinner and Thursday night a fish fry.
He had a good time, but he said everyone got annoying by the end of the week. That usually happens when you camp for a week with people, especially teenage boys. I think he felt like he got the bad end of the deal because they paired the younger weaker boys with the older boys in canoes together. Since he is one of the older ones, he always ended up doing most of the work in the canoe, but the bright side was he built upper body strength in his arms and shoulders which is something he wants! Regardless though, he did enjoy the canoeing. He has always loved that. And I had to remind him that he was once one of those little annoying 12 or 13 year old boys.
He always seems to be coming up with new smiles for pictures to cover his braces. I wish he just wouldn't worry about it! He has a lot of interesting smiles in the next few pictures.
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