REMEMBER THE DAYS WE SPENT HERE…
What a day today has been! Girls are finishing projects, passing levels, and completing goals that they set at the beginning of the session. Any goal, no matter how big or small, is important at camp. An opportunity for High Ropes was announced at Castle this morning, which is a jungle gym of elements way up in the treetops where I often sleep. Not many girls have the chance to be fifty feet in the air completing challenging elements and zipping down to the finish. I wanted to tag along as usual, but the other activities seemed like they were having so much fun that I just had to check it out.
A van full of novice boaters hit the road to paddle the Lower Tuck in kayaks. From the pictures I saw, it looked like a blast! I decided to stroll around the Lake Trail after I waved goodbye to the river and saw campers and counselors on horseback trotting on the trail. A trail ride is a requirement of the Squire level in horseback riding, so these girls were checking that off of the list of things to accomplish this summer.
After a lunch of mini corndogs and mac ‘n cheese, I headed down to the landsports field and saw that some of our lovely international counselors were teaching the girls how to play cricket! One of the things that I love about camp is that camp has people here from all around the world, and the campers get a small taste of other cultures while they are here. I scampered up to the Arts and Crafts hut where the girls were working with pastels and learning how to properly use them. I hope to see some of their artwork in the next few days!
Camp is transitioning to the more traditional evening programs that occur towards the end of each session. Tonight, the campers and staff gathered in Castle to escape the rain to listen to Vespers written by Bum’s Rest. Hearing the oldest campers articulate their fondest memories of camp always pulls on my heartstrings. All of my friends, new and old, were enveloped in deep appreciation for Merrie-Woode this evening.
It’s just goodnight and not goodbye,
Tajar
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