Applause, Please!

For those of you at home who are keeping track Wednesday marks day four away from home. It also means we need to hurry up and do all the activities we need to do before it is time to go home on Friday. So you will understand why our day is so jammed packed with fun. Let's start with our two oldest groups the Adventurers and Trekkers. The Adventurers had spent Tuesday night at the outpost sleeping in tents. They cooked meals over a campfire and had the opportunity to learn how to use gps technology during the day as well as doing crafts. This group came back in time for the talent show because they had participants in the show. Our Trekkers left after breakfast to do some canoeing and then make their way to Pilot Mountain tomorrow where they will do some climbing.
Back at camp our younger campers were doing more traditional things. For example there was some creek stomping going on as campers learned about bugs and fossils today. They also got to play all sorts of games like kickball. Some of the slightly older campers took to the canoes, horses, archery field and made ice cream. While we also understand that there was some hiking to the beaver dam going on and serious crafting.
The real highlight of the day besides the presentation of the golden faucet and silver toilet seat award (which happen to be the first and second place awards for the cleanest cabins) was the evening's talent show. I guess you could say camp counselors hosted and D.J. ed the event. We had more than a dozen camper acts and some other entertainment provided by, or at the counselors expense. Our youth sang, danced, tumbled, played instruments, told jokes and had a wonderful time in general. The highlight of the night was the unknown act by the Leaders In Training (L.I.T.). By unknown I mean they knew they were getting up on stage but had no idea what they had to do. As they were pulled up there the evil plan was made clear to them. They had to perform pieces of seven different popular dances such as the chicken dance, the wobble, and the cha-cha slide. Needless to say the entertainment value of this act went up drastically as they tried to figure out what to do. By the end of the night everyone was up and dancing around, and they were significantly worn out, ensuring a restful sleep tonight.
We have one more full day of activities which we plan to enjoy to the fullest. Please stay tuned.

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