Absolute pandemonium! Kids EVERYWHERE, hugs, smiles and laughter filling up the camp...the sun's out and it's an amazing first day! Saw my first giant snapping turtle in the lake, played with the boats and managed to get a waterski and wakeboard session in before the kids arrived!
For the guys that know what I'm like on waterski's the speed limit's only 36mph on he lake, so pretty slow, and on the wake board, circled the lake, so next job is to start carving and hopefully get some air :)
The camp is split up in to campuses and then in to tribes, mine is the second eldest tribe...Algonquin and our campus is Upper Senior.
My house is undoubtedly the hardest work on camp. They're all go go go! Trying to hide contraband and all sorts of stuff they're not allowed on camp, doing everything they're not allowed and swearing every 2 seconds. But they're entertaining to say the least!
We've already put in an action plan for my first night in after a tip off that they have planned to distract me and raid one of the other houses with water balloons, etc. Can't wait to see their faces!
The house I'm in is so well placed, we're raised up on top of a hill; well it's more of a mound, but we're next door to the shower house and all the other amenities are real close. Their's a nice little porch in the shade we can hang out on, and it's rare you'll see the kids in there, they're all ADHD, running around camp and beating each other up...momentary peace!
Have a few plans in the pipeline for the next few days. Social with the Danbee girls, my campus is going to New York tomorrow to do laser tag and I have a day off Thursday so I'm heading to Boston Wednesday night!
So you are basically looking after a bunch of kids who are exactly like you then?
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