Monday

Well it's Monday evening and we finished dinner and back at the camp. The boys started off this morning bright and early with waffles and cereal at 7:30. The breakfast was edible but just barely. Merit badge class started at 9 and the boys scattered to their classes. The leaders spent the morning shadowing the boys making sure they found all of their classes and taking pictures. Everyone seems to be having a great time with no signs of home sickness (yet!). The afternoon came and we were greeted with something that was supposed to be hamburger, fries and cookies. There was no taste just substance. After lunch the boys found their remaining classes and could be found scurrying from place to place like water bottles and books trailing behind. The evening meal was burritos, re-fried beans, chips and strawberry jello. I have to say that after 3 summer camps that by far was the worst meal I have ever had! It only took a few minutes after dining with all of that consumed explosive power kids and adults were seen running to the nearest porcelain thrones they could find. Lets just tonight we are going to make sure there are no open flames that could be set off due to enormous amounts of methane gas.

Now its in the evening and kids are burning off energy playing games, fishing, playing in the creeks. They will take showers and start getting ready for lights out at 10:30pm. We have not had any rain and its been hot during the days and cool at nights. Great sleeping weather.

I hope everyone is enjoying reading this blog and everyone says hi!

Stay tuned tomorrow for another exciting update.

Gregg

Sunday

Well its Sunday night here at camp rainy mountain and we all made it just fine. It was a very long car ride andeveryone was very excited to finally arrive. The boys went through camp orientation and too their gear to camp. We gathered for flag ceremony and were dismissed to the dinning hall for dinner. I am not sure what they fed us for dinner was actually food but it was somthing that was supposed to be fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans and rock they called a roll. After dinner the boys returned the campsight unpacked and took showers. They tents are nice and big and are on wood platforms. They sleep two to a tent on cots that are actually very comfortable. That night the boys just did boy stuff untill 11 pm for lights out. Everyone is very excited to get started on Monday for their merit badge classes and is looking forward to a great week of building friendships and making memories.

Sorry for not notifying everyone earlier about this blog but I did not have access to a laptop this year and I was not sure if the camp had a computer I could use. I will call Lisa Bell and Cheryl Butler and have them relay the information to the parents on how to get to this blog.

I will write back Monday evening and try to upload some pictures if I can get access to a computer again. Pleasefeel free to post me back with any messages you want me to relay to the boys.

Thanks for reading,


Gregg