Official Invite: Nayatt Pack 1 Prudence Island Trip

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Nayatt Pack I

Prudence Island Day Trip

When: 9:30 AM ferry departure from Bristol

Where: Prudence Island Ferry landing, Thames Street Bristol RI

Please join us for the most intrepid day trip, Nayatt, Pack I, ever has ever planned!

9:00 AM – Meet at Barrington Shaw’s at access to East Bay Bike Path on bicycles to bike down to Bristol ferry landing. (Carpooling with packed bicycles on board to Bristol is discouraged as parking is limited)

9:30 AM- Take the Prudence Island Ferry over to Prudence Island

10:00 AM- Land at Prudence - scouts and parents bike down to the South End, State Park.

Base Camp will be set up as command center. Scouts and leaders will be free to bike and explore the South End, State Park, or play ball, Frisbee, etc.

12:00 noon - Lunch of hot dogs and water (bring other beverage preferences on your own) at base camp

2:30 PM- Scouts will assemble at Base Camp, pack up and head back to the Prudence Island Ferry Landing for a 3:00 ferry back to Bristol

3:30 PM Scouts arrive back in Bristol.

What to Bring:

Mountain bike or suitable touring bike

Back-pack

Foul weather jacket

Extra sweatshirt

(Hint, if it doesn’t fit in your back pack, don’t bring it)

• Pack leaders recommend wearing long sleeve shirt and pants on this trip to limit exposure to insects or poison ivy/sumac/oak.

Pack will bring:

(2) Vehicles to carry gear, tent, first aid kit, bicycle repair equipment with air pump

(1) Big tent as basic shelter (if we get a passing shower).

Hot dogs, water

Important Notes:

Family members are invited, though siblings younger than Tiger age are discouraged from attending as the trip length may be more difficult than they can handle.

Parents and scouts will need to travel light and quickly at certain points of the trip. Getting 80-100 scouts, parents and bikes on and off the Prudence Island Ferry will take quite a bit of focus and concentration to assure safety and comfort.

The Captain of the Ferry has been very accommodating to our group but we will need to follow his instructions very carefully.

We look forward to introducing everyone to the rich history and wilderness that lies, right in our back yard that few have explored!