On Friday afternoon I was pleased to leave for this convention at Leoni Meadows.
I had fun on the way up, and by some freak of nature, we were actually the first
ones from our club there. We had our first appearance from Eddie Heinrich, the
new head of the Youth Department in our conference; it looks like he'll do a
good job of it.
I woke up at the crack of dawn on Sabbath to go to a Master Guide class before
breakfast. They had some interesting factoids about the history of Pathfinders
that I somehow missed in all my years of it. I spent most of the day in classes
like that, and by dinnertime, I was thoroughly tired of sitting indoors while
being at such a beautiful natural setting.
Fortunately, the evening turned up from there. I ran into some old friends of
mine, and they kept the business meeting from being so incredibly boring.
Afterwards, there was some wonderful time spent venting about the problems in
our own clubs--all things considered, I could have done a lot worse than
Pleasant Hill.
I finally got the fresh air I needed by riding the train at night. The meadow
was covered in moonlit mist--it was enchanting, like something out of a dream.
I was just so happy to be outside after such a stifling afternoon.
This morning, there was the last session of classes, then the brunch awards
ceremony. Many fine leaders were recognized. Afterwards, I bought my parents
some puzzles, and came home.
Not the most exciting trip of recent times, definitely. Still, it was full of
useful information for the Pathfinder year, and I look forward to trying out
some of the things I learned with my own unit.
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