On November 9th-11th 2001 Boy Scout Troop 89 from Medfield went on a Webelos weekend out at Camp Sayre in the Blue Hills Reservation area. There were 16 scouts, 1 Webelos and 11 adults.

The troop got at the campsite at around nine o'clock and had to unload the trailer in complete darkness with the help of a few Coleman lanterns leading the way. With the help of all the adult leaders, they got their campsite up and ready for the morning. As everyone knew lights out are usually around ten thirty, the adult leaders let them stay up a little bit later from all the hard work they did lugging each item, one by one, up the treacherous hill that lead to their miniscule campsite.

As soon as the bright sun opened their eyes they were put to work immediately. Mike S, Kevin S and Nolan M were in charge of making and showing different scouts how to build fires. Alex B cut logs of wood and directed people where to go and what to do. Everyone went to get firewood at the large pile while Kevin stayed and stacked the wood neatly in a six by six shape. Mike and Kevin then made the fire, which lasted through the morning and they cooked hotdogs over it.

In the afternoon they played games and taught the new Webelos how to do different things such as fire building, knives and saw use, and cooking skills which all provided the right amount information needed if you were lost in the woods or simply how just to demonstrate it.

For dinner, each patrol cooked something different. The best meal that was served on the camp out was dinner done by the Liberty Bell patrol, they made marinated steak with rolls and vegetable and the steak came out better than the restaurants steak. Thanks to the cook of the patrol, Mike S.

Although not as many scouts came as were expected but they made the best of it and got a lot done. On November 11th they sadly packed their belongings and bolted home for a nice warm bed and not have to suffer through two nights of freezing cold weather. Another experience gone and more to come for the young and still growing troop of Troop 89.