Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Day 5: Campers are on Their Own

   After having a session full of sleeping in, today we actually woke up early. We had early morning swimming and popcorn marshmallow balls. After breakfast, we packed up and headed out. We took the long way back to hide Bridget from other groups. 
    Going around Oak Island to approach Basecamp we made a quick stop. The campers dropped Nate, Zara and I off at the back of Basecamp. Then Bridget changed back into the outfit she wore last night and lead our group from her kayak into Basecamp. After we heard that our group made it, Nate, Zara and I waited about twenty minutes, before we ran to the campers, wearing white sheets over us.
   The rest of the day was spent cleaning up. After dinner, Nate, Zara, myself and a few other guides tried the blueberry wine we attempted to make on trail. It did not really work, and just tasted like sweet blueberry juice. 

   Day 8 was filled with games to occupy the campers. I mostly was hidden away with Zara painting our Wilderness Award for our camper Addie. When we got to the closing campfire, we wrote a story for our skit and then presented our WA for Addie. On her paddle, we painted a ghost surrounded by popcorn with the quote "Addie is in Charge". Tomorrow, I will be riding the bus down with the campers.