Bengt's Birthday Weekend Activities

• With Bengt's 13th birthday, the teenagers have evened the odds in the Osten household.

• Bengt and I went fishing aboard the Chubasco II.  The trip was just off shore in the local kelp beds.  Fishing was pretty good.  Bengt got a nice sized oceanic whitefish and I pulled in a monster 31 lb. halibut.  That easily won the trip jackpot!  Thanks to the crew for a good time.

San Clemente Island trip

Bengt, Lucas and Evan from Troop 774 took a snorkeling/fishing trip to "forbidden" San Clemente Island.
The boat ride was over 4 hours in each direction.  Going there was fine but coming back was a bit boring, especially when the sun when down.
We did some snorkeling near the shore and the kids got to swim ashore on the forbidden island.  The boat got caught in some high winds and some of the group was stranded for a while as the boat motored back up.
The highlight of the trip was fishing.  Bengt caught a sheephead and a calico.  Very fun!