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 Tuesday saw high flying action, underwater adventures, and a little meditation, after breakfast that is.  As always our day starts at 7 am with our youngest campers heading straight to the dinning hall after getting dressed.  For breakfast today we had bagels and bacon and scrambled eggs for our youth to get their start on.  Of course there is also an offering of ceral every morning if our youth prefer and a fresh fruit bar.

  After flag raising our youth were hitting the water in canoes on the lake, in our pool, and taking a hike to the beaver pond.  Our older youth headed to the high ropes course to give it a shot and get some confidence built of before their off site trip.  Some of our campers found themselves at a camp favorite location, archery.  Throw in the arts and crafts shed and you have a really good idea of what our youth were up to this morning before lunch.  

Lunch offers not only sustenance but also a little air conditioning repreive  Our youth have responsibilities at meals such as setting the tables, being table waiters, and clearing the tables.  It is a well oiled machine to get all 160 youth fed, hydrated, and cooled off before afternoon activiites.  Today, lunch was a crowd favorite of burgers with all the fixings and french fries.

  After lunch our campers went to the boulder wall, played Gaga ball, and played camoflauge which is a really cool compass course.  While some of our campers got a chance to stomp in the creek others were fishing at the lake to see what they could get.  Today some of our campers got a chance to check out a book from the BJP library and enjoy a little yoga/meditation down time.  Our older campers started getting ready for their trip.

  Afternoon is also a time for camp store.  At the camp store each youth gets a chance to purchase a drink and snack (chips or ice cream) with their camp store money that is part of their camp fees.  Our youth also have downtime to play, read, dance, and spend time with friends in the rec hall each afternoon which they love.  After camp store they have a chance to finish activities before heading off to their cabins to get ready for dinner.

  For dinner we had BBQ chicken, mac and cheese, green beans and corn bread.  Then it was time for flag lowering and the golden faucet awared for the cleanest cabin.  After all that fun it was time to head out for their evening activity.  Our youngest campers enjoyed landsports and s'mores.  Our next oldest campers got a chance to enjoy watersports which included the lake, pool, and waterslide.  Our adventurers headed out tot the outpost and our trekkers did a little raft building.

  Before they knew it it was time to head back to the cabins, shower, and lay their heads down to dream of the adventures of Wednesday.  Almost halfway down with our time at camp but we can't think about that yet, becuase we're having too much fun!

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