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Troop 638 Mardi Gras Trip
February 9-11 2007

Friday Night Feb 9:
4:00pm Leave Porter's Chapel.
7:00pm See Eve Parade in Mandeville. (Note: If we are running late we can go to the end of the Eve parade route and catch it there around 9-9:30pm)
After Eve Go to cabins @ Tickfaw S.P.(Someone will have to go there earlier to check us in before the parade) Tickfaw is ~54 minutes from Mandeville. We have three cabins reserved, cabins 3, 4 & 5.
Saturday Feb 10
9:00am Wake-up, breakfast.
10:30am Leave Tickfaw SP
12:00am Arrive on St. Charles (near Louisiana) 65 miles, ~ 1.5 hours drive.
1:00pm Ponchartrain starts
2:00pm Shangri-la Starts
Between parades - Cookout on St. Charles Ave.
6:00pm Sparta Starts
6:30pm Pegasus Starts
After Pegasus Go to Bonnabel
~9:00pm Caesar parade gets to Bonnabel
~10:00pm Leave for Tickfaw S.P.
~11:30pm Arrive at Tickfaw.

Sunday Feb 11:
8:00am Wake-up, breakfast and pack.
9:30am Leave Tickfaw S.P.
12:00 Carrollton Parade Starts
1:15 King Arthur parade Starts
Immediately after parades leave for Vicksburg
~6-7pm Return to Porters Chapel.

We need to bring a portable grill, ice chest and charcoal to cookout on St. Charles Ave. A few chairs would be nice to have too.


Tickfaw State Park
27225 Patterson Road, Springfield, LA 70462-8906
225-294-5020 or 888-981-2020 toll free

We have three cabins reserved, cabins 3, 4 & 5.
Each cabin sleeps up to 8 people with 1 double beds, 2 bunk beds and 1 sofa sleeper

Rules Of Engagement?????

Troop 836 Mardi Gras Trip Rules

Be on time for departure. We will leave at the time specified, whether you are there or not. If we leave too late we will miss the parade Friday night.
Wear the designated uniform for the day.
Use buddy system whenever away from the group. Anyone under 18 not following the buddy system will be restricted to a specific area (you'll be buddied with the adults).
Stay in designated area. At the parade we will designate a one or two block area for you and your buddy to roam. DO NOT leave that area without permission from one of the adults.
There are items for sale by vendors or thrown from floats that are not appropriate for you to wear or use (women's underwear, fake cigarettes etc.). If you are not sure then ask one of the adults.
You can only drink bottled drinks while riding in vehicles, no cans or cups.
No eating in the vehicles.
Your personal property is your responsibility. Keep a close eye on your money and wallet while at parades.

What to bring:

Class A uniform (for travel). Troop class A shirts; purple, green and gold
Coat, jacket etc (it may be cold) Raincoat or poncho.
Day pack for throws. Money or dinner for Friday night.
Money for snacks/souvenirs. Money for lunch and dinner Sunday.
Lawn chair

We will discuss this more at the next Troop Meeting.

Saturday we will spend the time between parades (~3hrs) cooking out on St. Charles avenue. I think this would be a lot better than loading up in the cars and driving somewhere, especially since the parking is so crazy down there. This will give the drivers a chance to rest rather than driving even more. I recommend we have hot dogs, Polish sausage and hamburgers. We have rolling ice chests and portable grills and lawn chairs available to the troop.

Saturday night we can make it to the Krewe of Caesar parade, since the parade takes so long to get to Bonnabel. This puts us back in Tickfaw kind of late, but we can sleep late the next morning.

We will have two breakfasts at the park, Saturday and Sunday. I don’t know yet what it has (refrigerator, stove, pot, pans etc.) but I think we should keep these meals as simple as possible. Perhaps heat up some sausage biscuits, or donuts and coffee. The less preparation and clean-up the better. Stopping somewhere for breakfast just adds expense and takes longer (so we’ll have to get up earlier).

We need to decide if we want to go to parades Sunday or not. Let me know your opinion on this. We can go to the parades and still be home by 8:00pm. Is that too late for the boys to get home?

I also include a set fo rules for the boys. If you think of any other rules, or have any corrections, let me know.

Links:

Tickfaw State Park: http://www.livingstonparish.com/tickfaw_state_park.htm
http://www.crt.state.la.us/parks/itickfaw.aspx

Parade maps/schedules: http://www.mardigrasparadeschedule.com/mardigrasparadeschedule2007/