Reliving Good Times? Maybe Old Times....

   How much fun can we have at camp?  Well in present times, apparently only so much but when you go back in time, at camp, it is a lip smacking, corn bread cracking, pioneer kind of a good time.  You guessed it there was something new and different on the schedule today, a visit to the colonel village.  Okay maybe not a village, but here at Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center there is a section with an old log cabin, wood shed, campfire, and garden that will make everyone feel like they are back in the 1700's.  Our youngest youth had the chance to make cornbread over a campfire, and make their own candles, hand dipping the wicks in wax over and over to make them bigger.  They also learned about different tools that were used in the pioneer days and experienced a little bit of the life style.  Another new thing for our youngest campers today was fossil collecting.  Of course we had our usual activities such as pool time, crafts, and kickball.  Travelling back in time was a really neat adventure for these younger youth.
  Of course with our older youth they had the chance to rotate through other activities that they might not have done yet such as hiking to the beaver dam, archery, crafts, making ice cream, rock wall climbing, canoeing, horses, and more.  As you might have guessed we keep them pretty busy and active around here.
  Our adventurers worked on gps technology, prepped for their outpost trip and had a chance to work on fire building (without a Zippo).  Our trekkers had a chance to head to the hills, well actually the river.  They are headed out to canoe down a river, climb real rock walls, and sleep out in a national park.  We will not see them until Thursday afternoon.

  Of course during flag lowering the ever competitive and important gold facet and silver toilet seat were awarded to cabin three (gold) and cabin 7 (silver).  Our understanding is some young men will be getting up early to make doubly sure they win the competition tomorrow.  
After dinner it was time to make our way to the rec hall for the annual Talent Show!  Not only did we have singers, rappers, dancers, gymnasts, and karate demonstrators, but we had some humor as well.  As a testimate to how incredible wonderful this staff is, they made sure to entertain the audience between acts.  At one point one of the counselors dressed like a chicken and even pecked at some of the agents.  That was right be fore the chicken fact act got up to do her thing.  At another point some of the brides maid fashions of the camp director appeared on the make staff members in honor of, well we have no idea, but it was very entertaining, and brave of those guys to appear in peach and purple.
  After the talent show it was time to head back to the cabins, take showers, and lay heads on pillows.  It was a long day of new adventures and we are looking forward to what our last full day has in store.  Mom and dad not to worry we will be home soon, but we are having a ball in the meantime, and we will tell you all about it when we return.