Today was a Cub Scout outing for Charles. It was supposed to be a day of fun and adventure, but it started raining yesterday and kept on in the morning. Mom thought it wasn’t worth heading out (since it’s a 40 minute drive there) but I was too sleep deprived to grasp her point, so off Charles and I went.
As it turned out, the scouts tried to have a good day but the rain was just too much. It would lighten up for a bit and then resume a heavy down pour. Charles and I tried to walk over to the BB gun range during an apparent lull, but the rain started coming down very heavily while we were walking and Charles gave up about half way there. He had some fun with the indoor activities, but we just stayed for lunch and headed out afterwards.
One activity that Charles liked enough to do twice was roasting donuts. They had some pre-made roll dough from which they’d break off chunks, have the kids roast them over some coals, coat with powdered sugar, and eat. Charles thought it was very tasty, if a bit long in preparation. What I didn’t understand was why the staff scouts spent so much time fiddling with the fire. As far as I could see, they’d have a set of coal, white with ash on the outside and cherry red on the inside, which I understood to be about optimal for charcoal. It looked like they were trying to achieve open flame but that’s just not the way charcoal works. Ah well.