Welcome to Troop 61

/Troop Bike Night/ is this Wednesday at the regular meeting. All scouts
whether going on the bike trip or not should bring their bikes, *and
helmets*, to the meeting for spring bike tune-ups.

The Nantucket Bike Trip is this coming weekend.

Twenty people have signed up and we have room for more.

Attached is the food and money page with important info. Also:

1. Payments must be made this Wednesday’s

Troop meeting so that we will have funds to buy ferry tickets.

2. Please bring cash for all payments since we do not have time to

convert and cash checks.

3. Trip costs are $60.00 for Scouts eighth grade or below, $70.00 for

high school and above, including adults.

4. Food costs are $9.00 per Scout in addition to the trip cost. Patrol

food money will be given to patrols at the meeting.

5. Adults going on trip will meet at Wednesday’s meeting to discuss

their food menus for one dinner and two breakfasts.

6. Adults will also work out the seating assignments for the trip from

Sudbury at Wednesday’s meeting.

7. On Thursday evening at 7:30 pm all the bikes need to be brought to

the church to be loaded into a truck. You just have to drop off your

bike and it will be loaded. The bikes are going to be packed tightly

and if you have a concern about scratches perhaps a blanket type cover

would be in order.

8. On Thursday evening the patrols (and adults) will need to do their

food shopping, for two breakfast and a dinner. We are going to travel

light but if you need a small food cooler that can be carried (on the
shuttle bus) from the

car onto the ferry along with your personal gear then go for it.

9. Try to do your packing ahead of time so you will absolutely ready

by the time you go to school Friday morning. You should all have the

packing list but if not there’s one attached. Remember to pack light.

Knapsacks are recommended fro carrying the personal gear.

10. The big crunch on this trip - and the reason for the incessant

details - is that we need to make a 7:15 pm ferry Friday evening in
Hyannis.

To do that *we are leaving the church parking lot at 3:15 pm Friday*

afternoon. The group can’t wait on this one so please be at the

church by 3:00 pm, and earlier if possible, fully ready to go and

knowing which car you are going in.

11. Please remember that you will need bag lunches for Friday night on

the ferry and Saturday lunch.

12. You will need money for snacks, ice cream, and most especially for

Sunday lunch during the two plus hour noontime ferry trip back to

Hyannis. We don’t want anyone to go hungry. The attached Food.doc

details the food and money needed in addition to what the patrols

are buying.

So that’s the 12 point plan. By the way the weather for next weekend

on Nantucket looks OK but not hot, so bring some warm clothing:

Forecast as of Monday morning:
AccuWeather.Com:

Friday Night: *Low: 45 ?F RealFeel?: 33 ?F* Partly cloudy and cold

Saturday Day: *High: 60 ?F RealFeel?: 53 ?F *Variable cloudiness with
spotty showers; breezy**

Saturday Night: *Low: 48 ?F RealFeel?: 38 ?F *Mainly clear and breezy*

Sunday Day: *High: 63 ?F RealFeel?: 59 ?F* Abundant sunshine

Any questions call Dick Landrigan, evenings / 978- 443-8547
Hans Helgeson will be the trip leader / 978-440-8079