Buda teens help, have fun on adventure trips

By Kim Hilsenbeck

Two Buda Girl Scouts recently returned from adventures of a lifetime.

Mackenzie Heldstab, 16, completed Outward Bound Costa Rica’s Scuba & Sea Turtle Adventure Destination. On this 14-day course, she volunteered in Panama in conservation efforts to protect endangered sea turtles and explored new depths while learning to scuba dive coral reefs.