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253

Mike, Chris and Albert review the dive with our Dive master Scott.

254

Carl made the mistake of falling asleep on the deck for the hour ride back to camp.  Un-named people put the outline of a Dive flag and the initials FSB (Florida Sea Base) on his back with sun tan lotion.  With the sun that day, it left a fine mark on his back.

255

Katie, Kyle D and Kyle S. look on as the un-named people pull their prank.

256

Mason (a staff Dive master)  is thinking about heading home.  He left Sea Base for the summer the next day to head back to school in Austin Texas.

257

Katie showing off her new Dive hat with Kyle D chuckling next to her.

258

Hey Albert

259

You can see a bit of the dive flag on Carl's back as Mike, Dave and Chris look on.

260

A group of people working on a service project for the S.C.E.N.E.S. patch.

261

They did a roadside cleanup.

262

But they still took their water bottles.  It was very hot out that day.

263

Next they cleaned up some of the grass that was coming into shore.

264

Yet another game of V-ball.

265

Terry and Eric continuing their weeklong Cribbage match.  Eric ended up winning the week, 9 games to 7.

266

O.K. gang, what do we do now? 

Sit inside in the A/C?

Or

Go outside in the 95+ heat and play volleyball?

267

On our last night at Sea Base, Ed volunteered his crew for flag lowering duties. (Carl, Kyle S. Mike and Chris)

268

Carl caught the flag before it touched the ground as our very own Christopher played taps on a bugle.

269

Let the folding begin. (Carl, Chris and Mike)

270

Lil Schu running back from where he was blowing Taps on the Sea Base bugle.

271

"The blue needs to be on the outside"

272

"You fold it in the shape of a Triangle" Carl kids Kyle.

273

Mike is supervising his crew in folding the flag properly. (Kyle, Carl, Chris and Mike)

274

Ross instructs the Color Guard to "Return to Ranks".

275

Ed has a surprise.  We never knew he was a public speaker.

276

"David, you have earned Scoutings Highest Rank.  Would all the Boy Scout Eagles, Exploring Silver recipients and Girl Scout Gold recipients please for a line behind David"

277

Ed asks David to repeat the Scout Oath

278

Terry, Christopher, Scott (our Dive master) and other Eagles support David during the ceremony.

279

Mike, Ross and Terry also lend their support as fellow Eagles.

280

Carl, Kyle S., Chris and the Chaplin look on in surprise.  Only a few people knew what Ed was up to.

281

Katie was a Girl Scout "Gold" rank recipient, which is equivalent to the Boys Scout Eagle.  This entitled her to be in the line.

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Ed recites the "Eagle Challenge"

284

David had a lot of people lending support.

285

Kyle S was given the camera.  I guess he was getting a little bored.

286

Will wonders what all the hoopla is about.

287

Katie was given the honor of pinning on his Eagle Metal.  She only drew one drop of blood.

288

"I almost have it."

289

Eric captured the event on video.

290

An airplane flew by.  I'm glad Kyle D. caught it.

291

We then said grace and went to the Luau

292

This is where Lil Schu met up with some Fire Coral.  He still has a few of the blisters.

293

There was some great seafood for the Luau.  Stuffed Crab, grouper on a stick and crab cakes.

294

Chris and Katie we able to go inside the sub.

295

Dave and Mike try the new form of tug-o-war.

296

Ready, Set, Pull.

297

It Kelsey's turn this time.

298

"I'll get you, I'll just smile at you"

299

The Chaplin walking back to the dinning area after the dinner.

300

People were in Luau attire.

301

The two Crew Chiefs, Kyle D and Mike caught up with the Captain of the B.S.A. Scoutmaster dive boat.

302

They presented him with one of our contingent's class B shirt, which had been signed by both crews.

303

The camp director told us later that that was the first shirt he had received.  He was very touched by it.

304

What Luau is complete without a limbo.  Here Lil Schu easily clears the bar.

305

Chris makes it thru with Carl ready to go next.

306

Katie says "its all in the shades."

307

How low can you go tall Mike?

308

"Yea, I made it.  It was easy"

309

Kelsey shows her flexibility

310

Christopher shows off his head bob.

311

David’s out, his knees touched.

312

Kyle S. clears it easily.

313

Go Chris.  "I think I can, I think I can.."

314

This is serious business, Carl removed his shirt.

315

Katie falls after catching her heel on her dress.

316

Mike does it yet again.

317

So does Kelsey

318

Kyle S can go very low.

319

So can Mr. Flexible (Carl)

320

Mike wonders if he can really do it?

321

Yo, I never had a doubt

322

The look of concentration as Lil Schu addresses the bar.

323

But not good enough.

324

And the winner is Kyle S.

325

One of the really cool staff members (he was from St. Cloud MN) trying to be funny

326

The Iowainan crew told us the signs of a Sea Base Dive Master.

Ed, one of our adults favorite joke was:

"What's the only good thing to come out of Iowa?"

"Interstate 35!!!" HA HA HA

327

The crew did a good job with these jokes.

328

They sounded an awful lot like Red Neck Jokes.

329

The Eating Contest: to see which crew could eat 5 bowls of peaches the fastest.

330

The crew from Michigan decided to sing a song for us. I forget how it goes.

331

Everyone just kept laughing in the middle of the song.

332

The Classic Minnesotan skit. The super high-speed muggers, using very special equipment.

333

This crew had Sonny for their dive master. Now Sonny always seemed to be late for something. This crew decided to pick on Sonny in times when he forgot to come to something.

334

This crew did a skit about not having a skit. How original.

335

The Staff at Sea Base were getting a kick out of all of these funny things that crews were doing.

336

Our crews from Minnesota did a variety of skit's and presentations.

337

Such as one about Baltazar. A broom master.

338

With his little background singers, Kyle and Kyle.

339

Baltazar could make a broom travel all around his body without letting go of his grip.

340

And then everyone started to do stand up singing, to songs they had sung all week.

341

Scott and rest of the staff got a real kick out the stand up comedy.

342

Then Kyle Smith did his little song thing.

343

Both crews gave our Dive Masters (Scott and Shaun) our contingent's Class "B" shirts.  Each crew had signed them.

344

Ed and Terry gave the crew chiefs (Mike and Kyle D.) a Sea Base Dive Flag signed by everyone.  The Crew Chiefs were the go to person by the staff.  They made the adult’s job very easy.

345

Awards were given to the people who caught the biggest edible fish, and the biggest none edible fish. Those were big fish man.

346

Baltazar (Carl) could even balance a chair on his hand, a broom on his chin, and even pick his nose with his tongue.

347

Baltazar could also play the drums on his mouth.

348

Sonny got up to say his little bit.

349

After the Lau, the crews got together for the "Conch" ceremony.  We each talked about what we liked and experienced during the week.

 

Can someone unplug Terry's shirt from the nuclear power supply?

350

Carl just felt like hanging around on top of the volleyball net post.

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And Kyle toped that by standing on top of the post of the volleyball net.

352

A late night volleyball game.

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And the other team.

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And there it went so now Katie has to chase it down.

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Kelsey's getting into her ready stance for volleyball.

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And the team huddle that consisted of players from the other team.

357

Some of the staff joined the late night game.  Rachel on the left and Sonny on the right of the pole (both are Dive masters).

358

Lil Schu and Big Schu

359

The group on their last day together at Sea Base. It looks so beautiful under the Sea Base sign.

Top: Terry, Ed, Josh, Chris S, Mike

Middle: Albert, Carl, and Kyle S

Bottom: Kyle D, Katie, Chris Schu

360

The Schu's, Albert style

361

Last shot of The Tarpon and Scoutmaster.

362

A couple members of the Multi-crew gang.

Chris, Kelsey, David, Eric, Chris S, and Mike

363

Everybody piling in for the ride to Miami.

364

The Gang from Florida Sea Base 2004

365

Kelsey saying goodbye to all the guys from Minnesota.

366

Albert and Kelsey say good bye

367

Katie saying by to the Minnesota contingent

368

A parting shot of Sea Base

369

"We're leaving on a Jet Plane.  Don't know when we'll be back again."

370

Carl being his "Monkey" self, climbed the pillars at the Minneapolis Airport while he waited patiently for his ride.