Thursday and Friday: Moonlight Kayaking, Pool Party, and PLAY!

On Thursday we said goodbye to Carina, Zach, Margaret, and Judy (our blogger). We're sad they are gone, but now we have taken over the blog (Becca and Ben)...enjoy!




A HUGE thank you to the Fialkow family for a spectacular pool party this morning. We swam in their pool, went boating on the ocean, and played tennis on their courts. After our morning activities we enjoyed a barbeque lunch. It was an amazing way to celebrate the end of camp.






The annual Jabberwocky play is quickly approaching. We have been busy rehearsing and hope you are as excited as we are!






Thursday night we went moonlight kayaking on Chappaquiddick. After Mac’s heroic drive onto the Chappy ferry (see picture below) we set off at sunset and returned under the moonlight. A big thank you to the Trustees for an incredible trip.

A Beachin'-Boatin' Kinda Day

Here are some beach photos by Ben. There are hundreds more, but I'm too tired. Maybe he'll add them after I leave.













This afternoon we had a special treat - kayaks !!! We had much fun trying to balance campers and counselors without falling in. Some of us did better than others, but Kyle, Jeremy, and Daniel were good sports about being dumped into the drink. Life jackets are wonderful inventions, and we used them well. (Sorry about the repeat fishing photo, but I can't find it to delete it)


















This evening many of the campers and folk went on one of the summer favorites - The Skipper! This year, in addition to catching the usual skum ? skimp ? scup ? (small fish), Adam and Athena each snagged a shark !!!!!! Since the blogger is VERY frightened of that particular species, it was a good thing she was not on the boat. Everyone enjoyed the picnic on board and the beautiful sunset.

Tuesday - ice cream, tacos, and b-ball

Today we had a special treat on our way to the beach. The "Barneveld Bunch" (Patty's friends back home in New York) treated us to Dairy Queen. Thank you so much. We stuffed ourselves with sticky stuff and then went swimming to wash it off and maybe even work some of it off.(not likely) Ben took 500 photos at the beach, so I'll share some of them with you tomorrow.







Today was Taco Tuesday and the cooks really outdid themselves with darling outfits, chili lights, and music. It was quite festive, and tasty too. What will we do next Tuesday?



Here are some photos from our basketball games we held tonight after dinner. Kirk finally arrived (see below, blue shirt) and we were very excited to see him. As you can tell, our counselors love b-ball and like to dress up in tight shorts and write weird things on their skin. (It could be worse). After the games, the counselors gave sweaty hugs to those who didn't play so they could experience some of the fun. We don't know who won, but since we weren't giving out any gold medals, it really didn't matter.

The campers and counselors are very thankful for our kitchen crew, who keep us happy and very full. Patty, Vickie, and Leslie toil in the kitchen from dawn to very dark. Sometimes they get help from guest chefs, like Emma and her father David (below). And then there is the revolving lunch crew who tries to be creative with whatever they find in the cooler. We love our cooks.







This morning, despite yet another downpour, we took a trolley ride around the island with Brian, our local friendly tour guide. He gave us the full tourist treatment and we were dressed for the trip in our spiffy straw hats. We also had our cameras ready in case we saw someone famous or just wanted to blind our fellow campers with a close up with a flash. We rode around for hours, and we don't think we got lost - even once! Thanks Brian for a fun trip.
We spent the afternoon working on the play which is coming up very soon (Yikes!). We also took a little nap since we were worn out from our late night and early trolley adventure.















Last night, we celebrated Chris' birthday and went to the Boston Pops/Neville Brothers concert. It was a beautiful evening, and we stayed out VERY late. We got back with all our campers and clothing and towels so that was a big accomplishment.
Sorry for the grouping of the photos, but the blog and I are not seeing eye to eye on who gets to post photos where, and so far, the blog is winning.

I love the beach

So today we went to church and the beach. The beach is all the pictures we have today so I hope that is what everyone wants. We also went to a music festival where we danced until the wee hours of the night. It was also one of our campers birthdays which meant delicious cake for all. Its getting late so Ill just get to the pictures.

Saturday after breakfast

After breakfast,(see post below) we had a tooth brushing lesson from a group of dental students from Harvard. For the past few years, a small group comes every summer to show us how to brush and floss the teeth of dinosaurs so that we can hopefully be better caretakers of our own teeth. They even bring us free brushes and paste! (We love free stuff) And every year, we promise we'll do a better job so our teeth don't become extinct. Of course, after our lesson we went out for ice cream, but tonight, there will be excellent brushing executed in the cabins before bed. Right ?

We had a scrumptious breakfast on the beach this morning, (thanks Michael, Netza, Drew and Peter - see photo below - somewhere) and enjoyed some time in the brisk water. Not everyone went in (some people don't believe in swimming BEFORE lunch), but all enjoyed the scenery and sound of the waves.

Friday, week 3

This afternoon (morning follows, I can't get the blog in order anymore, and it's driving me nuts) a small group did a fly-by to Menemsha. They visited The Bite, and got free french fries. Gracie met up with her mom, what a nice surprise! They also found Tina (who used to be a day counselor here) who is now a police officer. (Not that we would ask her for any special favors, heh heh.)
A trip up-island would not be complete without a stop at Chilmark Chocolates, for hugs from Alison and Mary Beth, and a few hand picked treats. Sounds like they they treated themselves to a taste-bud extravaganza.








This morning we were busy singing, dancing, acting, potting (? as in pottery),crafting, and painting. And this was all before lunch. We are starting to work on our acts for the play (next Saturday) which will be here too quickly for us camp lovers. The blogger missed the bus for the beach (it happens) so you'll have to wait til tomorrow to see us swimming and floating around and taking it easy. (breakfast on the beach, yum)

Para sailing and jet skiing

Well,gentle readers, I'm still unable to see my photos before I post them, so you can enjoy a collection of our activities in no special order and with no clever comments. (Some of you may like it better that way)
Anyway, many of the counselors and campers went VERY early on this cloudy/cold/rainy morning to fly through the skies and bounce over the waves. We had one green-faced counselor who finds para-sailing not his cup of tea, and another who would like to practice with a jetski BEFORE he tries the waves again (not that we're counting, but after dumping his ski 4 times he and his crew gave up) By the way, we had a glorious time, and the photos cannot begin to catch the spirit of our group. We shivered all the way home, but with hot chocolate, showers and a movie, we were soon content. Our thanks to the para-sailing guys Jesse, Alex and Nick for their concern and eagerness to make sure the campers were safe and having a ball. We would also like to thank the jet ski safety crew, who along with a rescue boat, successfully fished a few of us out of the drink. It was a most splendid way to end our second week. The other photos are of our dance we held tonight as many of the campers and counselors celebrated their last night at camp.See you next year. You were magnificent!