The heat is on out there! While life at 3000 feet still has its advantages, we did aproach 85 degrees today! It was nice and cool this morning, and the temperature dropped nicely as the sun faded. Life in the mountains rocks!
You will notice several Hawaiian Themed shirts in the pictures tonight. Some of the guys really go out of the way to look good on Waikiki Wednesday. I am not sure when some of these theme days started, but many have been going on for decades. We don’t have something every day, but there are several like Tie Dye Tuesday, Waikiki Wednesday, and tomorrow is Jersday Thursday. The staff usually start the excitement and then, just like that, you have a tradition. And then, of course, we have all the festivities coming up this weekend. Some boys always like to go big!
It was great to see the boys starting to get into the groove a little. Some guys are still working on getting there in time. More importantly, the boys are starting to pick up some skills and a little stamina. Getting into “camp shape” is important. It is amazing how many steps these boys get in by just moving from activity to activity.
Our beautiful morning went quickly! At 12:30 we caught up with some mail and the camp store just before lunch.
The afternoon excitement continued, and the lake was a huge excitement! Before I knew it, the boys were already packing up for cabin overnights again.
Some boys will say they just want to paddle. Other boys say that five actiities isn’t enough. The key about our activities is the progression. We want them to learn something while they are having fun AND we want them to try something new! The five different activites is a nice balance. Of coure, the boys can change their activities, but we try to let them do it a day or two before heading off to something else. I will get more into some of this philosophy later.
Our high challenge course is always a hit for the cabins. Rather than their regular morning activities, cabin groups are invited to enjoy the course. The boys spend an entire morning enjoying the obstacles and excitement of the aerial adventure with their cabinmates. We have hosted this course for over 30 years. It debuted my very first summer in 1994. While it has had several upgrades and iterations along the way, it has always been something the boys do with thier cabin group. You cannot beat the zipline finish as your body zooms off the tower through the trees and out to the pasture toward the barn
Age Group 1 (Hillside and Connestee): Canoe Fill-Ups! Best game ever!
Age Group II (Flattop, Foxhollow, and Lakeside): Lakside and Flattop are out on their cabin overnights, Foxhollow on the Activity Field.
Age Group III (Chalet I and Windswept): Chalet is out on their cabin overnight. Windswept is ripping up some dodgeball in the gym.
Age Group IV (Chalet II and Overlook): Both cabins are both out on their cabin overnights
Age Group V (Pinnacle, Outpost and Sprucepine): Games on the soccer field!
Age Group VI (Lookout and Halfway): Rope Swing and Waterslide
And to think it is only the third day of camp… I am so excited about tomorrow!
Don
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