We Made It!

   



We left on our adventure a little after 10 this morning and what a great kind of adventure it was.  Our bus pulled out full of campers, Leaders in Training (LIT's), and 4-H staff ready to go to camp.  It was a great day for travel and we were tickled at how well the air conditioning worked, and how fast our trip went.

Halfway through we stopped in Asheboro at Golden Corral to get a bite to eat.  We were a large group but did our best to mind our manners and it must have worked becuase as we enjoyed our lunch we got compliments from patrons and staff alike.  They also said something about keeping our adults in their prayers...which they seemed to appreciate.  

  After lunch we boarded our bus and headed to camp.  It was about an hour drive from where we were and we made sure that we got all our things off the bus and started the next phase of our adventure, finding out where we would live for the next several days and meeting our cabin mates.  We moved into our cabins and found out what groups were are in.  Our groups and cabins are determined by ages so the youngest campers are in Head and Heart, as they get older they are in Hands, Health (in case you were wondering-those are the 4-H's), and then folks grow into Earth, Sun, Adventurers and Trekkers.

  Once we got moved in we got a little tour of the camp and part of the group jumped in the pool for the swim test while others headed to the ball field for all camp games.  We had a cookout for dinner of hotdogs, chips, cookies....and a little more.  After dinner we headed to the rec hall for introductions and other introductory information.

  When we got done in the rec hall we headed to the campfire.  This is a camp tradition and lots of fun to learn skits, songs, games, and for the entire camp to have fun, laugh hard, and wind down after a long day on the road.  When we headed to the cabins it was time for showers and to start relaxing in our cabins.  Heads down tonight to rest for a busy day and week ahead.   Stay tuned for more adventures.

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