The Sari Diaries- Thursday 7/17/14

Dear Chippies, Parents, Family and Friends,

Another wonderful day has come and gone in Chippyland, and what a great day it was. Here are the highlights…

Before heading back to camp, Lakeview stopped in Bayfield to do some berry picking. They had a blast walking around together, collecting and eating delicious strawberries. It was the perfect culmination to their trip and they came back to camp very excited to tell us all about it!

This afternoon, the Senior Tennis Team traveled to Camp Horseshoe to participate in a mixed doubles tournament. I was lucky enough to accompany them and it was awesome to see their tennis skills in action and participate in the fun. The boys were great hosts, and everyone had a good time playing tennis and seeing their Horseshoe friends & family.

Tonight we had Tan & White Sandstorm. This is an awesome game that was invented at Chippewa somewhere around 2010 and has been a game enjoyed by all since then. Essentially, the teams are working together to get a pile of sand from the south end of camp to the north. They accomplish this using various means and it all ends in the Chief and Grand Sachems running sand and rocks to a counterweight apparatus rigged with a garbage container, and filling it until it touches the ground. The final scene is always intense with the entire team cheering on their leaders. This evening, the Whites pulled out the win!
In addition to all of the above excitement, we had a ton of visitors arrive today. Camp is full of camp alumni ranging in age from 15 to 21 years-old. We love when visitors come into camp for many, many reasons. First and foremost, we miss them and all that they add to camp! Secondly, it is so cool for young and old campers to see how camp friendships are maintained for such a long time and to see how truly strong of a bond camp friends share. Overall, we are thrilled to have these visitors here and are hoping that this might get them to return next summer ;).

And that’s a wrap for #CRC2014 today. Thanks for reading tonight and don’t forget to check back tomorrow. Have a great evening.

Happy Camping and Love,
Sari