BUDDIES CAMP

The first few days at camp have been going great. When the campers arrived on Sunday we gave them a tour of the new site and then went to the lake to go swimming. Even though the lake is cold most of the campers still went in. After swimming we did social skills and then it was time for dinner. Our campwide game was Capture the Flag and we ended the night with a quick campfire before putting the campers to bed.

Monday was our FIRST horseback riding day that we had sun. It was an amazing day and the campers all loves the horses they got to ride. A few were scared when the horses tried to shake the bugs off them but other then that it was a hit. Each camper went on a 1hr trail ride with staff and 4 others campers. When kids weren't horseback riding they were either playing basketball, doing social skills or making mosaic paper plates. In the afternoon we took both teams swimming and canoeing. No canoes have tipped .... yet!! Monday night we played "City Lights" where different counsellors hid throughout camp and were a specific city. Groups of campers had a different order of cities they had to visit and when finished they had to run back to the field. All campers finished the game and then we had a campfire.

Today has been another beautiful day. We did social skills in the morning and then went swimming/canoeing. All afternoon the campers have been doing low ropes/team building activities. I am happy to say that a group of 5 campers beat the record on the "whale watch" sitting on there for 20mins. They are just eating snack (watermelon) as I type this and are all trying to read over my shoulder. We are about to go on a hike around Goldeye Lake before we eat dinner.

I'm sorry for the delayed blog post. Even though we've had internet our here we haven't been able to connect. I have been trying everyday but it's hit and miss. Talk to you all soon.

--Rufus