Being the assistant girl scout leader, when the youngsters went on a camping trip, I always went with them.
I started assisting with the girl scouts when my daughters first joined, and it stuck with me.
The first time my associate Ed and I made the decision to go camping, the women were excited, although I wasn’t. I thought Ed and I would be sleeping in smelly tents that didn’t have heat, AC, or bathrooms inside. I was dead right about the tents, however not about where the leaders stayed. Ed and I had tents that were centralized within their troop, however Ed and I had Heating, Ventilation and A/C, lights, and a portable shower/bathroom right off the porch. I was now quite happy to go camping with the girl scouts. The first evening Ed and I were there, one of the camp rangers came up to us. He told us Ed and I had to stay in the common room for the evening, because there were brown bear sightings in the campground. The common room had electricity, however it had wall-to-floor windows in every direction. Ed and I made a game out of going outside in groups so my associates and I could all have a bathroom break. The nice thing was that Ed and I had a stocked family room and Heating, Ventilation and A/C in the common room. The dull hum of the air conditioning lulled the women to sleep, although I stayed awake all evening. There was only one light on in the family room however I thought the bears were looking in the window at me, and sat trying to see out the windows all evening long. After a comfortable evening of sleep, the young women were ready for a day of fun, although I was falling asleep as I walked. I didn’t get up until I got out of the heat and back into the air conditioning of the common room.