July 4, 2008

  • Hello!  Here's my next week of camp:

    Monday, 30th of June, 2008 - Today in the morning I canoed and fished.  Canoeing was really fun - especially since I did it with someone one that paddled the right way - just she (the girl in front) didn't know her right from her left and the girl in the back kept splashing me (because like in the middle, where I was sitting, you sit on the ground, so it's really easy to get splashed).  Fishing was okay, but I didn't catch anything.  After that, I did archery.  That was fun.  I'm not very good, though.  And, of course, I had two snacks and a lunch.

    Tuesday, 1st of July, 2008 - Today in the morning I hiked to a Civil War tunnel and paddle boated.  The Civil War tunnel was really cool, because it was like built over a creek, and we got to walk through it.  Paddle boating was okay, but I got stuck with annoying kids.  In the afternoon I did stream monitoring (checking to see if all the creatures that needed to be in the stream were in it; making sure it's healthy) and some games.  Stream monitoring was fun and cool.  I found (in a net) leeches, catus fly larvae, and a stream worm (which is as thin as thread, but as long as a normal worm).  Then some other people found a mussel, a snail, and some clams.  Afterwards, I was all wet ('cause we just walk into the stream in our shoes and clothes and everything), so good thing I brought a change of clothes (I only changed socks and shoes, though, because by the time we hiked back, I wasn't really wet anymore.)  Also, the games were fun.  And I had my two snacks and lunch.

    Wednesday, 2nd of July, 2008 - Today I went to the Watermine (a waterpark)!  It has slides and a lazy river, so it was really fun!  I spent most of my time in the lazy river, but the rest was great, too.

    Thursday, 3rd of July, 2008 - Today was the last day of camp!  I did canoeing (I got to pick if I wanted to paddle boat or canoe since it was the last day and I totally picked canoe) and for lunch we sat in the tour boat, so that was fun.  We also played Capture the Flag and a water balloon fight.  Capture the Flag was fun, though my team didn't win.  The water balloon fight was fun.  The counselors were slingshoting balloons at us and Walter wasn't looking, and the balloon hit him straight in the back!  Then his back was soaked.  So that was my camp.

    And now today is Independence Day, so happy 4th of July!  I'm being patriotic by wearing a flag shirt and socks, plus star earrings, a red, white, and blue bracelet, and I did have a small toothpick American flag in my hair, but I took it out.

    Tomorrow is Walter's birthday party, so I'll tell about that in my next update.  Carrie