Today was the big canoe trip day for Camp II. We spent some time in the morning in chapel before loading the big yellow school bus and heading down to Dunlap, TN to canoe on the gentle thrills of the Sesquatchie. Everyone piled into canoes and went off down the river. There were a few rapids, just enough to have fun, and two great swimming holes. Other than a few canoes tumping, the trip was uneventful (always good news in counselor world!).
After having a stinky dinner (no showers before dinner after canoeing = smelly!), we sent the kids to shower and got ready for counselor hunt. We had 9 counselors hide during counselor hunt and while those who were hiding went about their business, the kids came up with their "charges" for the counselors - all the reasons the counselors should be found guilty in the trial of the pool and thrown in as punishment. The kids really got into the charges and couldn't sit still as they shouted out ideas.
We went around the grounds in family groups looking for the counselors. Each family group had one adult walking around. Some groups found as many as 6 counselors while some found none. There seemed to be a correlation between the number of counselors each group found and the teamwork they displayed. After reading the charges, the groups got to throw the counselor in the pool.
Everyone was wiped out after a long day of canoeing followed by counselor hunt. The last thing of the night was something the boy's cabin took part in - the counselors led an impromptu trip to the Alfred Pell death mask. They snuck across campus and went to try to see if the stories of what you see in his eyes are true... ask one of them if you want to know!
Check out the pictures from canoeing at the beginning of the post!
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