Glamorous Gals of Week 3...

Week 3... Gone Glamping. 11 Campers,  the same staff, with the exception of the swap around of Meep for Aerosmith, and we were ready and raring to go! We were all ready and raring to go to make the most of the last week we'd all be living together.

Gone Glamping Staff

We did the usual antics, arts and crafts where, as always we realised the campers are far more creative and artistic than we are, we made friendship bracelets, we went to pool everyday. One of our evening pool sessions saw Splash joining in and me getting soaked. While we were up at the showers that familiar sound of Thunder and rain rang out through the trees so we ended up joining in with a Dance party that was going on. 

The rain carried on for quite a while before we could take the kids back up to the unit. We also had FOB everyday and Challenge course, Lawn initiatives and Tower. Lawn initiatives I find is always a great way to finalise those names you're not quite sure of and Boone are normally great fun. What would Glamping be without their own dance party in the hall either? Accompanied with pudding snacks as well as another unit and of course...One Direction songs.

Wednesday is always cookout and this week Pizza Bagels, mac and cheese and Garlic bread were on the menu. Carbs overload! Billie created a great looking fire (she's one ace fire starter). And once they'd eaten and we'd told them the kitchen had forgotten to give us dessert we announced a kitchen raid was to be planned. After applying fire ashes as war paint it was peanut better jelly time. Kitchen raids are pretty cool, all the kids can get involved, Admin are on patrol and the counselors 'steal' what they can to give everyone dessert. We ended up hiding under tables sprinting through kitchens and hiding back in the unit ready for dough boys.

Thursday was Princess Ninja 'Prinja' day. We all had to dress up as a princess, a ninja or both. That was fun to do. Sinewa is often the subject of 'Snowman on the Bridge' Walkie Calls and it didnt stop for any Ninja or Princess alike. So Acorn and Jurassic appeared net in hand on the golf kart ready to catch Houdini. Lets just say Houdini had more stealth than these ninjas.

That night it rained heavily. So heavily that it was a waiting game as to whether or not we would be evacuated. I was in my Pyjamas, most of the sinew staff were in the Unit house with the exception of a few in Buddhas unit. I was running back and forth checking on the kids, gradually getting more and more soaked. I'd initially set off earlier to take the trash to the compacter when I realised the whole of Sinewa road was flooded. We ended up shuttled both Sinewa and Shawnee staff and campers from the units to the dining hall. This included shoving bedding in bags and me being wetter than the ground. 

We all slept in the dining hall that night. Hanging glow sticks from the rafters and singing slow camp songs at past midnight to soothe the kids. The counselors then slept in the middle of the dining hall on a parachute. A glamorous experience.