Ok so they got home and everyone is in one piece. I can honestly say that this has probably been the greatest accomplishment from a parenting standpoint that I personally have had. I am very glad that I let him go. He came back with a gleam in his eye that any parent wishes for their child. The spark of a new experience has done wonders for him. On his way back he called me to say that after watching all the cool boats he would like to buy and install a stereo for Bebo's boat before he gets home on Wednesday (Bebo's B-day was last Wed).

What impressed me most was not only the willingness to buy the stereo but the effort that it would take to install it in such a hurried manner. The money that Brandon planned on spending would come from what he has been saving to buy a mountain bike for himself. 

So far so good.