What great weather we are having!

The weather has been between 75-80 degrees, and just gorgeous.  Honestly you couldn’t ask for better weather.   Yesterday afternoon, half of camp did re-rides.  We want to make sure that we have everyone on the right pony, especially with the show coming up.  The other half of camp was all set with their mounts, so they did the rigorous swim test.

 I laugh about the swim test, because for a few campers, they get nervous when they hear  they have to do the swim test.   Once they know what it consists of, they laugh.  For the swim test, you must jump in the deep end, swim to the shallow end and then back to the deep end. Then they tread water and sing Happy Birthday to our lifeguard.  Then the next room jumps in and does the same thing.  Are you laughing at our swim test now too?

Last night the campers played bag skits.  What are bag skits, you may be asking yourself?  Every room gets a bag and puts a number of items in it.  Then all the rooms switch bags, and they have to do skit with the items in the bag.  This is a great way for the rooms to bond and be creative.  Kris was with the kids last night.  When I came back from the staff meeting, she goes, after 20 years of doing this; I still don’t know what room one’s skit is about!  These skits are hysterical to see.

Tonight for dessert we are doing the ice-cream trough and capture the flag for our evening activity.  The ice-cream trough is a huge favorite!  We take gallons of ice-cream and put in a clean rain gutter that is set on a table.  Then we add all kinds of toppings.  To keep things even, the counselors throw spoons on to the back lawn and on the count of three, the campers race to get a spoon and then race to the trough to eat as much as they want.  This all takes place on the back lawn, and this description does not do this activity justice, but I hope you can create a picture in your head.  (Disclaimer, for those campers who don’t want to participate, we do give them ice-cream in a bowl like a civilized person.)

I feel like I have written a lot about everything but ponies.  These girls are at camp to ride.  Rest a sure they are riding, a lot.  They are busy getting ready for the show and we have a hunter derby towards the end of the show too!  I am very excited to see this even myself!  Stay tuned for on the derby!

Best,

Becky