Major blog catch up!

Last weekend was Stay Over Weekend - we had 13 girls that stayed to have a chilled weekend at camp and we did some cool things. On Friday evening we had a cookout and ate Mac N Cheese which was really yummy! Then we headed to the pool and spent the evening splashing around and having some fun time!

On the Saturday we headed to Moraine State Park for a the tortoise talk and then headed to the beach for some swimming. It was a really chilled day and I know the girls really enjoyed it!

on Sunday I was given my 24 hour break as I was given the camp "Thrill Seekers 2.0" which involved a lot of trips out of camp so I needed to fit my break in before then. It was great, I got to sleep a lot thn hung out a lot and then in the evening went out for dinner and a trip to Walmart with Skeeter - that was fun!

I returned to my unit in Monday morning and got to meet the girls I would be spending the week with, they were really nice! We did some normal camp activities and then got ready for the trip the next day. We were heading to a parkour gym (we basically jumped off things!) It was definitely a fun and eventful day! We then headed back to camp in the afternoon!

Tuesday was the day we had to get up at 5.30 in order to leave camp at 6.45 and travel to Ohiopyle for Rock Climbing. We all slept on the bus in anticipation for the rock climbing on a natural rock face. It was really fun but definitely hard work! I have never ached so much in my life! After rock climbing all day, we had another trip to West Virginia to stay at a Girl Scout camp called Roy Weller. It was really nice! Also, I have never been to West Virginia so I am now able to cross that off my list!

The night we slept in a lodge which was definitely a luxury! However, we weren't there long as we had to get up at 6.30 in order to leave by 7.45! We then had an hour drive to the Rafting place. When we arrived we did paperwork then headed out on our 4 hour adventure! The water level was slightly too low so we had to go in individual rafts, that was definitely and experience! But we got a lot more confident as the day went on. I did make one giant mistake... I forgot to wear sunscreen so I am burnt from my head to my toes! Anyway, after the rafting we made our way back to camp.

Yesterday the girls checked out and we have the weekend off to get ready for the next group of girls! I have another Iron Chefs camp so that will be interesting to compare it to last time!

All for now, here's for a day of relaxation!

Happy Reading and sorry I haven't had time to write in a while!

Charlotte x

Horses, horses and more horses!

Ok so I know that this is a really late blog post and I really do apologise! I've been so busy that time has run away from me!

So last week was a really busy week, I had 22 girls for "Paddle and Saddle" which is a horse and canoeing camp. I liked all the girls, however 22 is a lot to have to feed and move around! We spent time at the barn, went canoeing and did all the other camp activities including tie dye and pool time. They were only at camp from Sunday to Wednesday as it was a mini session but I was still able to bond and get to know them pretty well!

This week I have had "Blazing Saddles" yep you guessed it, another horse camp! This is level 3 of the 5 level programme Redwing has to offer. This week we've only had 14 girls so it's been more manageable but still just as fun! We've done loads of cool things and they have all developed their horse riding skills so much which is great to watch!

This weekend is stay over weekend, a weekend where girls that are already at camp and girls that are coming in for the next session can stay at the weekend and have some camp fun! Myself and a couple of other counsellors are staying to help and I think the plan is to go to the beach and something involving turtles, terrapins and tortoises!

I think that is all for now, I'm hoping I can post sooner next time!

Happy Reading!

Charlotte x

camp(s) and 4th of July!

I'm sorry I'm sorry.... I know I haven't updated my blog in a while but it's been a hectic week! 

I had a group of Iron Chef girls coming in on Monday which, clue from the name, involves cooking - which I think the girls and I really enjoyed! They got to make scones, rocky road bars, smoothies and had a "cake off" and a tea party to celebrate all of the fab baking they had done! Not to mention that the cookouts were by the far the best I've had so far this summer... Mostly because we got to cook on an oven rather than over the fire!!!! Everything cooks way too slow on the fire!! It's been great to see the girls grow over the week, we had 3 first time Redwingers this time and they all couldn't wait to apply to come back next summer, meaning I have done my job in spreading the amazingness of my favourite place to others! 

Straight after the girls left on Friday a Mom and me camp came in... It was exhausting! I do like these types of camps as you don't have to be in charge of campers 24/7 but it's hard to form the same type of bond with the kids when they're mums are around. Because of this, we are they to facilitate the activities the mum's and girls do which is pretty fun! We also get to do some things that we don't normally do on a weekly basis. 

Unfortunately, some of our cooks were away and some of the jobs on the rota were to help in the kitchen.... Guess who got that job.... This guy! So on Saturday evening me and two other counsellors prepped dinner for over 70 people.... I have never chopped so many heads of lettuce in my life! Anyway needless to say the 1 hour slot turned into 3 hours after serving everyone and washing all the dishes up! We were exhausted! We had a small break and then got back out to being with the mum's and kids for a hoedown!

Sunday soon came and all the mum's and daughters packed up and left. We cleaned and had a staff meeting... After that, Scooby and I left pretty swiftly in order to have as much time off as possible! We arrived back at her house where we ran some errands and then had a barbecue with her parents which was really lovely. We then chilled in the garden and had a fire in the evening. 

Today is 4th July! Happy Independance Day America! I have done literally nothing all day and it has been great! We took Scooby's dog Nala for a walk and then chilled around the house all day doing fun stuff, it's been really lovely to relax and spend time with one of my closest friends! 

Tomorrow a new camp week starts! I have a canoe and riding camp which should be good!

Hope to update soon!

Happy Reading!

Charlotte xx