It sure is nice to have everyone back in camp on Saturday. After a busy week of trips, there are some boys you have not seen for several days in a row. Most activities were running normally with a few added twists here and there. Climbing had “challenge day” where the guys did hard moves like climbing as many laps as possible to get to equal feats like El Capitan, or Half Dome in Yosemite. Others climbed tied together by their feet and tried to go up as fast as possible. Sailing had a sort of pirate day going on. All I saw was tennis balls flying and lots of bots tipping over. The mountaineering group enjoyed some “underwater hiking.” Basically, some movement across the lake vertically with PFDs. The weather was exceptionable all day! Just the right temperature with sun a breeze nearly the whole day.
Sometimes we just enjoy our time together. Camp is about community, adventure, leadership, and indipendence. But a lot of times it’s just plain fun!
Oh what a night!
The big event tonight was the square dance! All the groups have practiced some classic square dance moves in groups of four. We also learned the Virginia Reel. Finally, we laerned several line dances to som modern songs that the girls will already know.
The boys did me proud. They dressed up, they acted like gentleman (mostly), and they had a ton of fun! While it is a little bit of a stretch for the younger guys, the older guys are just as nervous. As I mentioned to them the last two nights, “this all takes practice.” It will become more enjoyable after we experience it a few times. Our confidence will increase, our skills will get better. It’s not unlike learning any of our other activities. And, like most of what we do here, there is a big tranference to real-life senarios.
These shot were taken late, so you will see them tomorrow once we get them processed.
thanks for tuning in tonight!
Don Gentle
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