Beth accompanied Quentin and his class. There were two teachers, eight parent chaperones, five activity leaders and about 60 children. Our first day was held in the indoor hall as we were having a whopper of a storm. There were heavy downpours, gusty winds, huge swells, thunder and lightening. We were worried as the forecast for the rest of the week did not look much more promising. One day of indoor games was enjoyable; however, we all decided that the sky had better dry out---and quick!
The second day was still damp, but we were able to manage some outdoor adventures. Happily, the weather turned nicer for the last two days and we were able to squeeze in most of what we were originally scheduled to do. Activities included rock climbing, slingshot, archery, surfing, sea kayaking, boogy boarding, abseiling (rappelling), and a fun one called “stack ‘em” where you keep stacking crates one on top of the other, getting higher and higher until you finally lose your balance and tumble.
It was a wonderful bonding experience for the children as they played, ate and slept together. There were plenty of silly moments and lots of sugar at dessert. One night, the children feasted on homemade sugar doughnuts topped with chocolate pudding loaded with pink and white marshmallows with a good-sized dollop of ice cream on top of the pudding, then decorated with sprinkles. Some of us discovered that we had gifts that were unknown to us before. Quentin showed some skill at surfing and Beth hit a bull’s eye on her first try at archery!
