Greetings from your favorite camp on Lake Towanda. It’s a bittersweet day as we come to the end of our summer with today being the last set of activity periods. We started the day on a high note with Egg McMuffin sandwiches. After getting fueled up, we headed back to the cabins for a quick cabin clean-up before heading into the first period.
Even though it was our last day of activities, we brought the heat, doing our best to make this last day feel just as impactful as the first. In golf, the class played the spectacular Timber Open, athletics of course played trampball, and comedy sportz took on a wide array of improv games. It was great to see that all the activity directors still made sure to provide instruction and care on this final day.
After we finished the second period, we enjoyed our morning free period. This time was filled with trampball, tushball, board games, pickleball, and more. Once the clock struck 1:00, we headed into the lodge for a delicious grilled cheese and tomato soup lunch. We stuffed our faces and then headed back to our cabins for some chill time before the start of the third and fourth periods.
These periods also went well and led up until our afternoon free, which was made up of some of the same stuff as the morning but with archery and arts and crafts as an addition. This was enjoyed by all and took us up to flagpole and dinner, which tonight was honey garlic chicken, rice, and broccoli. After eating, we got canteen and headed into tonight’s traditional conclusion to the Blue and White games: All Camp Capture the Flag!
The Blue team was behind a couple of points going into tonight’s game, and with the help of stealth, cunning, and defense, they closed the gap and created an entertaining finish! The Blue team’s work was in vain though, as the session ended with the White team pulling ahead and being crowned the winner. After we threw Sam and the Blue and White generals into the lake with the PAs (another celebratory tradition), we headed back into the lodge for an ice cream party. This helped the day finish sweetly: the cold treat was appreciated by all.
Tomorrow is sadly our last full day as a camp, and even though it’s sad, there are still plenty of smiles and cheers to come. Until tomorrow…
Benches Up!
Joey Flom (Assistant Director)