July 2nd Blog

Howdy Circle F Family,

Sorry we had some technical difficulties with our internet. Here is the blog from July 2nd:

We are over half way done with Session Two . We have done so much already and now we will start the run to our exciting climax.

Rrrr waterfront staff arranged a special afternoon activity called Pirate Day today. There was buried treasure, eye patches, walking the plank, sailing wars (with water balloons) and other piratical activities. Be sure to check the website for pictures (www.circle-f-duderanch.com).

Today we had a big storm. In just over an hour we had one and a half inches of rain drop. The softball field was flooded and the lake rose nearly 3 inches due to runoff. There were also strong winds that dislodged the blob and dock on the lake and knocked down some branches. Luckily, we were able to track the storm early and we had everyone safe inside buildings during the short but fierce storm. One of the great things about camping in Florida is that it does not rain for a long time. As soon as the storm let up (about an hour), the campers were back out and onto the next activity. We quickly fixed the dock and will have the blob up and running before its next scheduled use.

Tonight’s evening program was the Co-Counselor Showdown. This game is a lot like the Newlywed Game. We take two counselors who have been living together for the whole summer and ask them questions about the other. Some examples included: “what is your co-counselor’s biggest pet peeve in the cabin,” “who is the bad cop in the cabin,” “what is your co-counselor’s favorite meal at camp” and more. The first counselor writes down the answer and then the second counselor tries to guess what they wrote. This leads to some very funny answers.

Fantastic Wishes,
Roger and the Gang