The Beach Blast 1600®
High Adventure
Sunday, June 17 to Sunday, June 24
It's the first week out of school, what will your friends be doing? You will camp on beaches, swim with manatees, and soar aboard the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier. Now this is summer break, T700 style!
Leave Ashland on Sunday, June 17 and return a week later on Sunday, June 24 with 1600 miles under your belt and a mile-wide smile created from a tidal wave of fun.
Time is limited, reserve your place in Troop 700's history today!
Trip Champions:
l Zachary Sikkar (Scorpio Patrol)
l Jacob Perry (Fire Breathing Dragon Patrol)
This trip includes beach campsites along the way, a manatee swim in Crystal River, Florida and finishes with a two night stay aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston, SC. The remainder of the details are being customized by our trip champions. This trip will be age appropriate for everyone in the Troop.
Costs:
All inclusive: Food, transportation, lodging / camping, and activities for the entire week will be less than $300 per person. The actual cost is expected to be less and will depend on the activities that the scouts choose to fill the week. This price excludes shopping and souvenirs.
Act Now:
To reserve your place on this Troop 700 Road Trip you MUST submit your deposit of
$50 by Monday, March 5th. If you miss this date, you miss this trip.
· Make checks payable to BSA Troop 700.
additional website information:
l patriotspoint.org
l birdsunderwater.com
l americanprodive.com
l southcarolinaparks.com (Hunting Island State Park)
floridastateparks.org
Hunting Island State Park ($2 / person – no food)
475 mi from Ashland (about 8 hours)
l 15 miles from Beaufort, SC
l 5000 acres (3000 acre salt marsh)
l 4 miles of beach
l Primitive site ~ 20 campers = $22 / night x 2 nights = $44
l 2 nights - Jun 17 - 18, leave morning of Jun 19 in route to Crystal River, FL
Crystal River, FL ($50 / person)
319 mi (about 6 hours)
l 3 nights - Jun 19 - 21, leave morning of Fri, Jun 22 in route to Charleston, SC
l 1/2 day manatee swim (American Pro Dive)
l Optional ½ day Rainbow River Experience
Patriots Point - Charleston, SC ($75 / person includes meals)
370 miles ( 6.5 hours)
2 nights Fri 6/22 – Sun 6/24
Patriots Point, Sleep on the USS Yorktown
Full Structured Program (includes one elective program)
# Your camping coordinator will schedule one of the following special adventure options:
- Boat Tour to Fort Sumter – Where the Civil War began. This is the only tour to Fort Sumter (limited seating)
- A Harbor Tour – A nonstop tour of Historic Charleston Harbor
- South Carolina Aquarium – Sharks, river otters, and thousands of truly amazing aquatic animals
- IMAX Theatre – The ultimate film experience with a screen larger than a professional basketball court
- Boone Hall Plantation – A National Historic Site, where history grows
- Charleston Explorer – A hands on interactive oceanography merit badge program, for all scouts and students.
- Charleston Walks - a spectrum of lively, educational thematic walking tours suitable for both adults and children, The Ghosts and Legends Walk, eerie fun centered on stories. Our most popular tour!
- NEW! Explore America's first museum; The Charleston Museum. Founded in 1773,
- NEW! Bike The Bridge Rentals. Bike the new Ravenel Bridge spanning Charleston Harbor.
Jun 24, Drive home
442 mi (about 7 hours 3 mins)
Expenses:
GAS: $45 / person
3 vehicles x (1,605 mi / 15 mile/gal) * $2.50/gal = $802.00 / 20 persons.
Food: $10 / day x 6 days = $60
$127 / person – includes, camping, manatee swim, patriots point
Approximate trip cost per person:
$185.00 / person