I’M BAAAAAACCCKKK!!! It’s Wendy here, back behind the keyboard once again. We returned from our successful trip to Boston last night at 10:15pm. I’ll fill you in more about the trip later on in this blog. I just want to thank Dustin & Emma for writing such amazing blogs while I was away. Their creative writing skills shined right through these past 4 days.
Back here in the 18462 we woke up to sunny skies and warm temps. This afternoon the temps reached the mid-70’s with mostly sunny skies. What a perfect day for camp!
I hear yesterday’s Country Western Day was a yeehaw whole lot of fun for our campers and last night’s Hoedown was a soaring success. You can view lots of photos of this event on Waldo.
Group leader Emma did a magnificent job blogging for all of you yesterday. I see that she posted yesterday’s riddle. I don’t think we posted the answer to the riddle right before our trip so I’ll just pick up where I left off. The last riddle I posted was: What’s the coolest letter in the alphabet? The answer was: B because it’s always surrounded by A.C. Hahahaha! That was a good one, huh? Here’s today’s riddle: What spends most of its time on the floor but never gets dirty? If you can figure out the correct answer without the assistance of Siri or Alexa, feel free to email me your response atwendy@islandlake.com. If you get it correct, I’ll post your name in tomorrow’s blog. Here’s a reminder of yesterday’s riddle: What is very easy to get into but difficult to get out of? Answer: Trouble! Congrats to Ross K. for getting this correct.
In ILC sports, I don’t think I mentioned some big wins we had right before our teen trip so I just want to brag to you for a moment. Prior to our trip our 8th& 9thgrade boys played a friendly basketball game against a nearby camp here at home. We won that game by 33 points! Can you believe it? 33 points is a huge feat! I’m very proud of our campers for working so hard for this win. Our 10th& 11thgrade boys also played a game of hoops against another camp and they, too, won. It wasn’t quite a 33 point difference but nonetheless it was a win so hey, I’ll take it!
Now back to the Boston trip. For the most part we had beautiful weather. There was a thunderstorm on our first day while we were at the aquarium, so we had to wait a few extra minutes before heading to Faneuil Hall. Our 2ndday on Martha’s Vineyard was absolutely gorgeous. It was warm, sunny, and a perfect day to walk around the town, rent bicycles to check out the scenery, and dip our feet into the ocean. Yesterday we had another thunderstorm while at Six Flags, so that kinda stunk, but we still had plenty of time to experience the thrill rides.
Here were some of our campers’ highlights of the trip: Shear Madness– our campers absolutely LOVED this interactive comedy show. It was a murder mystery in which we we all had the opportunity to participate and figure out whodunit. Our campers were so animated and excited to re-enact the scene of the crime and solve the murder mystery. Blue Man Group– another fantastic show where our counselor, Will, was pulled up on stage to participate. Our campers had a blast spending the day on the Vineyardas I mentioned above. Many campers had the opportunity to drive the duck in the water on the Duck Tourso that was a good ol’ time for them. Dave & Busters– always a fun place to have dinner and play lots of arcade games and win silly prizes with all of their tickets. Eating foodwas another highlight for our campers because I kid you not, they did not stop eating the entire 4 days, whether it was making waffles at breakfast, eating dinner at the Prudential Center mall, or ordering food to the hotel every night. There was no shortage of food on this trip by any means. My personal highlight of the trip- turning onto Island Lake Road and pulling back into camp last night with all 50 of our campers, happy and healthy. Another successful teen trip in the books!
And now back to life here in Starrucca, PA. Tonight’s evening activity is ILC’s Got Talent. We have the final rounds tonight and 1 person or group will be crowned the winner. Stay tuned, as I will announce the results for all of you in tomorrow’s blog.
Today’s special feature is from none other than the Boston Trip! Enjoy and until tomorrow, ILCUTHERE!
