On Jul 6, 9:15 am, Andy <q> wrote:
> I wish I had kids. I'd be sending them off to summer camp right about
> now!!!
>
> Andy

I for one loved summer camp, except for the first couple of years at
camp Glenmere. That was a huge hayfield with few trees, and the arts
and crafts area with the picnic tables and roof was the only shade for
acres.

Girl Scout Camp OTOH, was phenomenal! At Merrywood, we would ride the
bus over the big bump in the road where you would lose gravity for a
few seconds, lots of trees and crafts that made sense! We built
tables out of twigs, had campfire lighting contests, and they served
us corn bread with butter and maple syrup as part of our learning
about the local tribes.

Overnight scout camp was even better! I got to sleep in a cot in a
platform tent with 5 other girls who giggled as much as I did, we'd
cook real meals, not just marshmallows for s'mores over the campfire,
and one year we biked from camp down to Cape Cod and took the ferry to
Nantucket to the scout "camp" there. That was _really_ roughing it!
All it was was a pine-covered lot with a tiny shed in the middle. In
the shed were some shovels, pup tents, and a box with a toilet seat
attached.... No refrigeration, so we mixed up our milk on the spot,
and caught fish for our dinners.

We made the fatal mistake of sending my daughter to Y camp when she
was young. Sports sports and more sports. By the time she was old
enough for Girl Scout camp, she hated the great outdoors, altho the
first few overnight camping trips were great fun.

maxine in ri