What’s Murph Monday? It’s what the brave, strong and dedicated do at 7 AM. You run a mile, do 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats and then run another mile. It’s fine to break up the exercises 5-10-15, and then do that set 20 times. Wowza. Congrats to Max P, Asher, Dillon F, Nate F of Bunk 24. Eli D, Jake P, Ignacio L of Bunk 26, and Iggy, Leopold and Marc T of Bunk 27 and Yago of Bunk 28
As usual, the Clinics Commercials were lots of fun to watch. The counselors really try hard to put on a show that makes everyone laugh, and hopefully entices campers to sign up for their Clinic. Today we kicked off: Long Rope Skiing, Farm-to-Table Skydeck (today they picked basil and tomatoes and made Caprese salad), Wimbledon Tennis, Reading Road Trip (when you read in lots of different places), Props & Scenery for "Finding Nemo", Football Plays, Splish Splash at the Waterfront, Back2Back Lax Champ U15 Practice, Golf Under Pressure, Intercamp Take Down Baseball, Drop It Like Its Hot (as in things like watermelons. etc. from high up in the Ropes Course), Learn to Sail, Pass-Set-Spike Volleyball, Soccer Shooting, Robin Hood Archery, Cohesive Hoops and Strong Man Conditioning.
Leaving Sky for the day were the Freshmen who went on a day hike. They headed over to Arethusa Falls in New Hampshire. It was an uphill trek for 1.5 miles on a very balmy day, but well worth it when you got to the top. Trip Leader Mitch said the guys were amazing and stayed together as one group the whole time. No complaints up or down.
Intercamp Tennis here at Sky and Soccer game away. Meanwhile, the first two foursome’s of the year headed to Bridgton Golf & Country Club.
Also “intercamp”, but definitely not a game, was the social with a nearby girls camp for the Seniors. For the younger guys here, it was Rock Gardening at Chilltop, where they painted a special rock for the garden in front of their cabin. Way to go, guys!
“I said a boom chicka boom”, goes the favorite Campfire Song! It was a super great night at the Ring of Champions. DT’s “Burrito Song” was a huge hit, and Myke did a dramatic reading of a Drake song. We sang “Country Roads” with Cory on the guitar. The audience chanted “Aroostisha! Aroostisha!” so counselor Eli had to perform a reprise of last week's song. It’s a good one, for sure. Adventure Man taught us all how to build a shelter with garbage bags.
Bunks 1 & 2 did an adorable skit called “Invisible Bench”. Sammy J came out, and squatted like he’s sitting. Ethan said, “Hey, Sammy! What are you doing?”. “I’m sitting on an invisible bench. Come join me!”, Sammy urges, and Ethan squatted next to him. The rest of them came out one at a time, reciting the same lines, and squatted next to the others. Alfie followed with the punchline, “They moved that bench last week!”, and all fell down. That’s our kind of humor!
