Tie Dye Tuesday

Every morning waking up at camp is a fun one as each camp day holds so much promise of fun, food, activities, and the unknown. Today might have held a bit more in that it was the first full day of our session and the first with activities running. It was also Tuesday, and camp believes in alliteration. This specific day was Tie-Dye, Taco Tuesday. Tie-dye shirts were evident all around camp in honor of such.

To fully launch our community into action, the wake-up bell rang out and the subsequent (loud) yell of “Good Morning High Rocks!” quickly chased it out into camp. For some cabins it could have been superfluous as they had been up for quite a while, other and older groups benefitted from the noise.

Nonetheless, it was time to get dressed and ready for the day!  We have about 30 minutes to dress, make our beds, and clean up our cabins. The groups chores are an essential start to the day as it makes the cabin a place you actually want to return to later on. It is an excellent time for learning and teamwork. Our youngest kids are super-excited and usually need some pretty heavy instruction at first.  The teens actually know what to do, but would really rather sleep!

A breakfast of eggs, hashbrowns, sausages, coffee cake, fruits/berries, yogurts, and cereals met the hungry horde before they trooped down to the gym for our morning assembly. There, camp musicians played some energetic and rather ridiculous songs to get the guys moving and shaking before launching into the business portion of the day.

One of the responsibilities of a camper here is that they get themselves to their activity areas at the appointed time with the appropriate clothing/equipment for that event. Clearly, some helpful pointing happens and I saw many experienced campers pulling a new guy along with them as they headed in the same direction. Particularly so when that destination was the barn or archery and riflery, the two furthest points in camp.

The boys hit all five of their selected activities today. Our first day of activities set a baseline that will springboard into some real learning through the session. The boys were eager to get started.  I saw some of the basics for our mountain bikers and fishermen today.  Others were making their first shots at archery.  Speaking of activities, you should have received an email with your son’s schedule and a few details this afternoon. I hope that is helpful.  The boys will keep those for their session unless they opt to change their schedule and try a new activity.