Monday, July 31, 2023

Camp, Our Favorite Time of Year

   


Sunday morning, bright and early.  That is when we traditionally leave from week long overnight camp at Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center, and this year was no different.  We started out with registration at the NC Cooperative Extension, Robeson County Center office.  Ms Wendy came in to help out as folks came in to sign in, and get the skinny on a week away from home and parents.

  We boarded our bus with Ms. Toni and headed to Asheboro for lunch.  Golden Corral was so kind about making sure everyone got fed and took good care of us.  We left there with full stomachs and made the last leg of our journey to Betsy Jeff Penn in Reidsville.

   Arriving safely at BJP we unload the bus and headed to the craft shelter for the boys and the top of the hill for the girls.  We got checked in and found out which cabin was ours.  We picked bunks and unpacked, making friends pretty quickly.  We took a little tour, played some games and before we knew it it was time for dinner.

  Tonight we had a cookout for dinner.  Hot Dogs with all the fixings, baked beans, chips, watermelon, and fresh chocolate chip cookies.  Yum-Yum!  After we got our fill (we got seconds until it all ran out) we headed to the rec hall. 

  The rec hall tonight we learned some camp rules, and met all the staff and agents.  There sure are a lot of adults on hand.  After meeting everyone we went on a riddle tour.  The older youth actually got a chance to jump in the pool and take their swim test while all of this was going on.  

Then we kicked back and enjoyed our first campfire complete with repeat after


me songs, skits, and just some good old fashioned fun.  After campfire it was time to go back to our cabins, shower, and go to bed.  It has been an exciting first day and tomorrow will be filled with exciting fun.

  We start our day early with breakfast and cabin cleaning chores.  That's important because tomorrow is our first ever cabin inspection and the golden faucet award is up for grabs.  To see our photos from today, please click here.





1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Looks like a fun time so far!!