The scouts and I went camping in the mountains of Dibba, Oman. We left on a Thursday to drive there, it took a long time. We left at 5:30 pm but didn't get there until 10:20. By the time we were there we were tired, we set up camp and went to sleep. The next morning we ate oatmeal, but we put too much water and it was more oatmeal soup than anything. We all got ready and drove out to the place where we climb.
The instructors taught us the difference between lead rope climbing and top rope climbing. Lead rope is when you "lead" the rope up to the top and top rope is (as you might have guessed) when the rope is already at the top. Top rope is safer so being on a boy scout outing we did the safe one. To get the merit badge we would have to climb three times, belay three times, and rappel (or abseil) three times. We did all of this. I got to rappel 30 feet down the side of a HUGE boulder, climb two different places, and belay (not as much fun).We went over different climbing knots, ideal places to climb, and good climbing rules. We were having tons of fun, but sadly it was getting dark and we had to have dinner, so, we left for camp.
My patrol made silver turtles for dinner. For those who don't know, silver turtles are different foods with sauce and spices mixed in a tin foil wrapping. Put two layers or three (depending on how you want it cooked), of meat, veggies, spices, and a tad bit of water or sauce. Then, throw it on the hot coals of an older fire that is only coals left, 15 minutes on each side, then BAM -majorly tasty dinner. In ours we had chicken, carrots, cashews, and Ritz crackers, mixed with BBQ sauce and Teriyaki sauce. Every patrol made silver turtles, even the adults, but ours won the Golden Ladle for best dinner!
The next morning we went back over climbing safety and stuff, packed up and went home. All in all it was a great campout.
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