Tie-Dye Tuesday

Today dawned cool and cloudy, fog rolling over the lake and all was remarkably still. Still, but not necessarily quiet. If you listened closely you could hear the chatterings of some excited young campers (well!) before the wake up bell officially began the day. The bell sounded and the chatterings became something more as our cabin groups launched into action. Campers begin the day getting dressed, brushing teeth, and cleaning up their cabin before heading to breakfast.

Breakfast was waiting on them and it was good. We had scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, chocolate chip muffins, fruits, yogurts, and cereals to stoke the fires. Assembly in the gym was next for music, songs, and some special announcements for the day.

The morning activities started fast for Foxhollow who went up on the high ropes course first thing. Lakeside and Flattop took turns hiking the lake loop and riding horses before tackling either riflery or tennis. Then it was on to a spot of free time with the gaga pit, the gym, the disc golf course, and the camp store all seeing traffic before the midday meal.

Lunch was a classic on this most alliterative of days. We don’t stop at wearing tie-dye shirts on Tuesday, but frequently we enjoy tacos as well. The ability to build your own perfect taco with all the various offerings along the bar saw many creations at the lunch table. With food in bellies, campers returned to their cabins for a Rest Hour, basically just a quiet moment in the day to collect energies again. Guys can read, draw, play a quiet card game, write a letter, or even take a nap. Not many went for that last option on this second day of camp, but I’ll be curious as the week progresses. 

Out into afternoon activities the crowd went at 3:00 with cabins dabbling in fishing, tennis, and more riflery. Tennis was playing games focusing on forehand skills with Jailbreak being a popular option. Riflery was working through the initial rounds of shooting with guys practicing on the single bullseye targets. In fishing, there were several small fish willing to accept the bait and fun was being had. I was some distance away when a huge shout went up from all of the fishermen as someone had hooked a big bass that thoroughly impressed all present.

At 5:00, it was time for Choice Period where guys could choose from Mountain Biking, Sailing, Tennis, or Canoe Fill-Ups. Canoe Fill-ups was by far the most popular choice and most of camp was enjoying sinking/being sunk in canoes for the whole hour. 

With just enough time to dry off and change for dinner, a rather hungry crowd arrived for pork loins, asparagus, mashed potatoes, a cream sauce, dinner rolls, and the salad bar. One observant young fellow pointed out that there was no dessert in that line up and that was a perfect segue into the evening’s activity.

Down to the hill by the activity field we did go for an evening of Slip-n-Slide craziness followed by ice cream. After such an event, the next move was clearly time for the nightly shower and brushing teeth routine so our campers could begin setting into a deserved relaxing night’s sleep.