Too Much Tuesday?!?

 Campers were excited to wake up to a sunny day with power in their cabins and getting ready to have another fun filled day of camp.  Of course their day started with chores and breakfast.  We can tell you this now, the competition for the golden faucet today was a half a point between first and second and second and third places.  These campers are taking cabin cleanliness to a whole new level.  

Breakfast this morning included eggs, bacon, bagels, cereal, and fresh fruit.  Now that's what I call a meal to fuel your day.  After getting their stomachs full and flag raising it was time to hit the road for activities.  

Different groups have slightly different schedules, and some of the activities are based on age.  For example our very youngest campers may not go up the high ropes course but our Trekkers will spend some time up there before heading off on their off site adventure on the Dan River.  Our groups are set up as Head, Heart, Health, Earth, Sun, Adventurer and Trekker this week.  The Head group is the youngest group while the Trekkers are our most adventurous 13 and 14 year olds.  

Our younger campers were hanging out in the water this morning canoeing and playing in the pool.  Our Heart group spent their morning playing games and at the archery range, which is always a highlight of camp,  Campers also had a chance to go fishing today.  Most of them told us this was their first time fishing and they really weren't sure what they were going to do if they caught one.  Our older campers were at the Rock wall and playing Gaga ball.  While our older campers spent their morning at High Ropes.  There they had a chance to practice climbing, use the zip line, problem solve in mid air, and start working as a team.  This is definitely one of the places where campers are challenged and pushed outside of their comfort zones and when it is over, the confidence they have gained is immeasurable,  

Of course after a full morning, breakfast was gone so lunch was very much on their minds.  Especially the hamburgers, fries, and of course salad bar.  They were gobbled up lunch and had just enough fuel to head out for more fun and adventures.  

The afternoon events included horses, a beaver hike, crafts, creek stomp, Yoga, swimming and getting ready for our older campers to sleep out.  For our younger campers they may be being introduced to activities like horseback riding with introductory lessons on safety and grooming to allow them to become familiar with the animal and they they will get the chance to ride a little later in the week.

Adventurers have the opportunity to cookout over an open fire and sleep out at the outpost (in tents they pitch themselves) which is just on the other side of the fishing area.  During the evening they learn how to build their own campfire and it wouldn't be camp if s'mores weren't in the loop.  It's always a good time for them and there is nothing like smelling like a camp fire, especially when you are the one who built it. 

Dinner for those of us not cooking out over an open fire involved BBQ Chicken, and some really cool fixings.

After dinner those who had done water sports the night before got to go on a night hike and have s'mores, and visa versa.  There is something about a s'more at camp that is just that much sweeter, and possibly charred because your marshmallow was a little too close to the fire.  After enjoying our evening it was time to head to the cabins, shower, and climb into bed so we can attack Wednesday with all the enthusiasm we can muster.

If you would like to see what our day looks like in photos please click this link.