The day began with thunder and lightening, campers had opening circle and breakfast in the Peter Jay boathouse. During opening circle, the group decorated visors with their names and figured out the answers to 2 brain busters. After the storms passed, the group split into three teams. One group went to work in the garden to harvest potatoes and another group discovered the carbon footprint left by different foods and what the effect is when one buys fruit grown locally or across the world. The third group headed to the kitchen to prepare today's wonderful, colorful Texan meal.
The students regrouped together for lunch. After a moment of silence -- taken to appreciate the time and effort that went into the meal, they dug in. At the table, the campers spoke about where they wanted to travel and their favorite day from this past school year. The staff let the campers play while they did a speedy cleanup.
After playing an intense game of “Seaweed,” a camp favorite, the campers broke into their three teams – the Kungfoo Gardeners, the Red Angels and the Heartbreakers – to participate in camp Olympics. The campers raced one another for points. They passed a hoop around a circle without breaking hold of one another’s hands. Overall, a gloomy day turned quite sunny!