One of the most drastic changes is that we're no longer allowed to have our cameras on campgrounds. Last year, I took hundreds and hundreds of pictures...of the kids, friends, landscapes, events, etc. This year, my camera will be locked away, only to be used when I leave camp. Quite tragic, but understandable for the kids' safety. At the same time, it means that a blog here would be much less vivid and full of life. I 'will' have access to camp photos and they've hired extra photographers to make sure plenty of pictures are taken....but given that we aren't allowed to take pictures of our own, I highly doubt they want me posting those pictures on the web. We'll see what I can manage, though.
For the same reasons, I'd planned on avoiding using names and such, too. It's not like it's that hard to get the details if someone really wants to, though. Even me saying I'm a "Peanut" narrows things down quite drastically considering not all camps would have that category.....and if I post any camp pictures, the kids' uniforms say the camp name, lol. I honestly don't want my fellow counselors stumbling across this because it's connected to my main blog and I prefer to keep my lives separate, but it's not like there's anything so horrid out there that it'd kill me if someone connected the dots. I 'will' be keeping everything clean and not posting anything that would harm others if seen, though. And please no stalking me guys. It's not hard to track my address up there (although it's not exactly simple to get up there in the mountains....such tricky roads and security is good)...but it'd be appreciated if you didn't go hunting down the details, lol.
Anywho, enough business chitter chatter. Let's introduce the camp! Here's a list of random things that are found on the grounds:
- 18 tennis courts
- 8 indoor and outdoor basketball courts
- 3 hockey rinks
- 4 baseball fields
- a huge gymnasium
- a gymnastics pavilion
- beach volleyball courts
- ropes adventure course with climbing wall and zip line
- skatepark
- archery range
- fully equipped theater and creative arts centers
- radio broadcasting station,
- complete state of the art water sports facilities
- a PGA sanctioned 9-hole golf course
- 200 acres of gorgeous land, up in the hills, set on an amazing waterfront
- some amazing food with full set of trained cooking staff, salad bar and soup bar at every meal, and plenty of options (including vegetarian choices) at every sitting
- lots of great people who make the place more than just camp....they make it home for each 4 week session, with some kids coming back for all 7 years and crying more at the end of their last year than you'd expect at a high school graduation
- awesome activities, including stuff for Fourth of July and a huge competition the last week of camp, with openers like Harley riders and a real knight standoff/fight on horses
