HARVEY'S LETTER FROM CAMP

HARVEY'S LETTER FROM SUMMER CAMP
Dear Mom and Dad, Our Scoutmaster told us
to write to our parents in case you saw the
flood on TV and are worried. We are okay.
Only one of our tents and 2 sleeping bags got
washed away. Luckily, none of us got
drowned because we were all up on the
mountain looking for Adam when it happened.
Oh yes, please call Adam's mother and tell her
he is okay. He can't write because of the cast.
I got to ride in one of the search and rescue
jeeps. It was neat. We never would have
found Adam in the dark if it hadn't been for
the lightning. Scoutmaster Keith got mad at
Adam for going on a hike alone without
telling anyone. Adam said he did tell him,
but it was during the fire so he probably
didn't hear him. Did you know that if you
put gas on a fire, the gas will blow up?
The wet wood didn't burn, but one of the
tents did and also some of our clothes.
Mathew is going to look weird until his
hair grows back. We will be home on
Saturday if Scoutmaster Keith gets the
bus fixed. It wasn't his fault about the
wreck. The brakes worked okay when
we left. Scoutmaster Keith said that with
a bus that old you have to expect
something to break down; that's probably
why he can't get insurance. We think it's
a neat bus. He doesn't care if we get it dirty,
and if it's hot, sometimes he lets us ride on
the fenders. It gets pretty hot with 45 people
in a bus. He let us take turns riding in the
trailer until the highway patrolman stopped
and talked to us. Scoutmaster Keith is a neat
guy. Don't worry, he is a good driver. In fact,
he is teaching Jessie how to drive on the
mountain roads where there isn't any traffic.
All we ever see up there are logging trucks.
This morning all of the guys were diving off
the rocks and swimming out in the lake.
Scoutmaster Keith wouldn't let me because
I can't swim, and Adam was afraid he would
sink because of his cast, so he let us take the
canoe across the lake. It was great. You can
still see some of the trees under the water
from the flood. Scoutmaster Keith isn't
crabby like some scoutmasters. He didn't
even get mad about the life jackets. He has
to spend a lot of time working on the bus so
we are trying not to cause him any trouble.
Guess what? We have all passed our first
aid merit badges. When Andrew dived into
the lake and cut his arm, we got to see how
a tourniquet works. Steven and I threw up,
but Scoutmaster Keith said it probably was
just food poisoning from the leftover
chicken. He said they got sick that way with
food they ate in prison. I'm so glad he got
out and became our scoutmaster. He said
he sure figured out how to get things done
better while he was doing his time. By the
way, what is a pedal-file? I have to go now.
We are going to town to mail our letters and
buy some more beer. Don't worry about
anything. We are fine.
Love, Harvey
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