Wild Game Hunt last night!
That’s when the counselors hide in crazy places (like trees) and the kids have to find them. Each counselor is worth points, and the Division who finds the most wins. Can’t decide who loves this more – the counselors who dress up in wild game costumes and hide, or the camper "hunters" who find their favorite animals.
The Freshman Division headed to New Hampshire to the Cranmore Mountain Adventure Park. They took the quad lift up the mountain for some spectacular views. After lunch (you guessed it…chicken tenders) it was time for Bungee Trampolining. That’s when you put on a harness and jump super high.
Summer Tubing! It’s just like snow tubing with water instead of the white stuff. The Mountain Coaster was lots of fun too. Each person had their own yellow car and could go down the track at whatever speed they wished.
Spyder Mountain was a mesh maze that you climbed through. The Soaring Eagle was a mountain zip line ride. There was a Giant Swing like we have at camp, plus inflatable bounce houses. Best part of the trip for Leader DT was all the compliments he got from total strangers on our manners.
Four vans returned the Juniors back to camp, safe and sound. They’ve been gone the past couple of days for their trip to Acadia National Park.
First stop was Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Observatory. Fort Knox is an interesting piece of history, which protected the state in the 1800’s. The Penobscot Narrows is the tallest publicly accessible observatory at 440’. Inside was a 360-degree view of the river and the Maine countryside.
After a picnic lunch, they headed to Sand Beach inside Acadia. Most took the plunge in the chilly Atlantic Ocean. Back at the campground, they made chicken quesadillas and roasted marshmallows for s’mores. A representative from each of the four vans gave an oral argument as to why their van was “the most lit”. Jonny H was the winner, based on his enthusiasm and his description of the diverse music selection.
Homemade egg sandwiches were the way to start the morning, and then off they went to hike Beech Mountain. Leaders of the hike who led the way and encouraged all were Sebastian, Reed, Archie, Jonny H, Isaiah L and Joaquin.
The surprise stop on the way home was celebrated by all... Chick-fil-A. What did the world do before the invention of chicken tenders?
They saw the movie “Twisters”, wrote a note of gratitude to a Skylemar role model, and headed for the 04055. It’s good to have these guys back... way too quiet without them.
Here at camp we had a rainy afternoon. It was kinda nice for a change. Some watched the Olympic Basketball game, while others had a Gym/Lodge flip -- part of the time you played dodgeball, and part of the time you played the games in the Lodge.
The Freshmen had the Catapult Challenge. Each group of 3-4 was given popsicle sticks, rubber bands, spoons and just a tiny bit of tape. Then it was up to them to build a catapult that could launch a ping pong ball the farthest -- lots of future engineers in our house.
