Summer Camp 2019

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So we woke up at about 7:30ish so I could take a shower and mom could do my hair! After that we were on the road headed to Laura’s cottage where we would go swimming and chill until we had to go to camp. When we got there we got our bathing suits on and went SWIMMING!! We were swimming for at least an hour and we were just having fun. Around 2:30 we started getting ready to go because we were gonna stop for ice cream. (The camp is like 45 mins from the cottage). When we got there I went to my cabin and was greeted by my camp counselor Tango. She was really nice and I also got to share a bunk with Grace! Also I got to be top bunk for the first time ever! Then mom and dad left and we went to the opening show, it was really cool and I liked it a lot. Then we had our swim test and I passed! Then we had our girls talk in the cabin and went to bed! So I guess you want to hear about my skills, ok! So period 1 I had canoeing and kayaking and I had that with Grace. It was really fun because they just let us go out really far in the water and they taught me how to canoe better. Period 2&3 I had cake decorating and I had that with Gabby. I had lots of fun because we got to make the cake and the buttercream! They taught me how to make fondant and how to make a rose out of fondant, also they let us leave early sometimes! Period 4 I had beach volleyball, which was really good because they taught me how to play better. They taught me a new game called “Newcome” and it was really fun.  I also met some friends named Lily and Mezedes. Period 5 I had Kraken. Kraken is suuuper fun because it’s a WATERSLIDE. I really love racing and trying to be first even though I’m not very good at that! 

Period 6 I had trampoline. My favourite activity was trampoline because we got a lot of turns. I had 3 friends with me and I learned a lot of new things! 3 of my favourite things were 1. Animals races because you get to be an animal and slide across the tarp as different animals, it’s really slippery so it’s more fun.

2. 4 corners. I like this because it’s just a giant game of four corners and four corners is a really fun game!

3.  Livewire which was a game we played on the last day where one cabin was one wire the other is the other wire and you had to do certain challenges to win the game.  On the last day everyone was so sad to leave. I was very sad especially since I didn’t want to leave all my new friends but I know I’m gonna keep in touch with them so I wasn’t that sad! Welp that’s all hope you enjoyed BYEEE

JR

I woke up on Saturday around 8:30 realizing that I was going to camp today. We packed up and left around nine and we went to Laura’s cottage for lunch then stopped in Port Stanfield for ice cream. We arrived at camp around 3:30 and got let in early. I sprinted right to my cabin so I could get a good bunk.  I found my parents after and we had dinner. After dinner I went back to my cabin to meet the rest of my cabin. We went to opening show and after that we did our swim test. Since our swim test was done we went to Convo Café. My first event of the morning was radio broadcasting. Radio broadcasting was an event that you talked on the radio, I had fun. Next I had trampoline, we really just jumped because our instructor didn’t really teach us anything. So we just had fun on the trampoline. I got to do a lot of flips and other cool tricks. Third, I had swim beach, Swim beach was an event where you played on a big inflatable water park. I went on it four days out of the six. I had a lot of fun. Fourth, I had soccer, where we played full field soccer games. Fifth, I had kraken. It’s a big waterslide where you race other people to try and win. And last but not least I had tennis. I didn’t think I was good at tennis but turns out I’m pretty good. Probably my favourite thing at camp was either four corners or kamati. Four corners is a game where there are four teams and there’s a big square separated into four pieces. The goal was to try and get the other teams beanbags into your bucket and whoever had the most won. Kamati was a game almost like football but without the football. You have to cross to the other teams side while saying kamati without taking a breath. You had to keep saying that as you were in their half. You would tag someone and try to get back to your own side before you breathe or you get tackled and stop saying to Kamati. I met a couple new friends there. Three people from Mexico, one from France and many more from Canada. That was my last year at camp and it was probably the best one I ever had. 

Muskoka & Manitoulin Island 2019

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So we woke up had some breakfast and were off at about 9:30 am to Laura’s cottage. We got there at around 1 (I think) and they were already there! Then right after the trailer was set up we went swimming! We used their mat and it was really fun, but dad got bit by there dog (not on purpose) so now he has a really bad cut on his hand. And pretty much that was the rest of the day. We also had a fire and went swimming again! The next morning I had waffles for breakfast then we went swimming after breakfast on the mat, again...! Then we had hamburgers for lunch and they left, so we were left to take care of the cottage till we left the next day. We went out and got dinner, went swimming, and watched 2 movies Guardians Of The Galaxy and Venom, Venom was my favourite! The next day we left at 10 ish and were off to Manitoulin. 

About an hour after we arrived at Laura’s cottage we left to go to Aunt Susies birthday party at Kelly and Eva’s cottage, and we were late so everyone was panicky! But after Susie got there everyone was just talking and me, my cousin Charlotte, and my other cousin Marlow went swimming, it was really fun because they had a water trampoline! Later we had dinner and CUPCAKES!!! The cupcakes were so good and we got back the Laura’s at around 7 

The drive to manitoulin is soooo annoying! It’s like 5 hours long but we got there at around 3 pm and we beat Pippa, Ewan, and Ben there. But Zach and Kim were already there. When everyone got there we had dinner hotdogs and sausages yummy! Then the boys went swimming and I didn’t! We went to bed later and I woke up the next day at around 8:30am and got dressed. That day became the bracelet making day. Mom taught everyone how to do gimp and how to make string bracelets! It was fun and now I have a new anklet!! I went swimming twice that day because the mat got blown up, and the mat is really FUN! We had dinner BBQ pizzas SO GOOD! We also went fishing and I caught a fish! Then we had a fire and made s’mores mhmmm!

The next day started off the same I woke up at 8:30am and had a muffin for breakfast then got dressed and went swimming. Then the boys went fishing and I stayed behind and made a bracelet! I also did some fishing off the dock but I didn’t catch anything! When the boys got back I took a nap in the hammock and Jack and Dad took a nap in the trailer. Oh, I forgot we also did tie-dye. We got to tie dye a shirt and a bandanna which I love ❤️!  After my nap I went swimming and then we had dinner, burgers and chicken mhmm! Then we went fishing and jumped off the boat which was really fun! We had a fire and made s’mores, again! Then went to bed. Now it’s the next day and we had breakfast, packed up and said our goodbyes now we are on the long (annoying) drive home! Well that’s all my next blog will be about Muskoka Woods because we’re going in two days! BYEEE

JR

I woke up on Saturday morning and realized that we were off and running to Laura’s cottage I woke up at about 9 then ate breakfast and then we took off. We stopped at Weber’s for lunch. It was poring rain so we had to run from the car to the lineup which was outside. I got a cheeseburger with onions and ketchup it was delicious. We arrived at Laura’s at around 12,  so we had an hour and a half to swim. We barely got to auntie Suzy’s party on time. We all got matching shirts. I went swimming right after because I was really hot. They had a water trampoline which was very fun. We had chicken and rice for dinner. After auntie Suzy’s party we went back to Laura’s cottage we then had a campfire 🔥. The next morning I woke up at 8 to go for a run with Cameron. After that we went for a drive in the boat, the girls and Cameron went tubing. After tubing we went to the jumping rock to cliff jump off it. It was really fun but we had to wear our life jackets😑. We had burgers for lunch I had two 😋. After Laura and the others left we went and got dinner at Pizza One it was so good. We watched Guardians of the Galaxy and Venom. My favourite was Venom. 

Manitoulin island

I woke up on the Monday remembering that we were going to Manitoulin Island. We left Laura’s cottage at about 9:30. We stopped in Sudbury for lunch and grocery’s. We ate at Harvey’s but it took forever because a lady bought like the whole restaurant. We arrived at the Gammage cottage around 4 and unpacked while we waited for Ben and Ewan. I had sausage and a Pepsi for dinner and it was good then we all went for a swim and the water was very refreshing. It was even warmer than the water at Laura’s cottage. Then we went to bed. I woke up around 8 and went to have breakfast. I had two chocolate chip muffins then I went into the water with the floating mat and we played on it for about an hour. I had a meat and cheese sandwich for lunch because we forgot to get wraps. Then we went for a fish. Nobody caught anything so we came back. Then we played in the water again. For dinner we had the barbecue pizza. I had a meat lover pizza and it was pretty good if I do say so myself. Then we had a fire and roasted marshmallows. I woke up the next day with a boatload of bug bites and I was unsure of how I got them and they itched so bad. I had to take Benadryl. It kinda helped, but it was still itching. For lunch I had toast with guacamole tomato and cheese. Then I went into the water to try and take my mind off of my bug bites. We went fishing and I caught a big bass. Then we returned and I took a nap and it felt good. For dinner we had burgers and potatoes. Then I stayed back when everyone went fishing. While they were fishing, I went snorkeling I was throwing a golf ball and then snorkeling for it. Once they came back we had a campfire but I stayed inside because I didn’t want anymore bug bites so I played Tetris and tried to break my sisters record of 249. I woke up today at 8:40 to the smell of bacon and eggs. This was our last breakfast on the island. We picked up and headed off. Till next time see ya 👋

Inverhuron Provincial Park 2019

JR

On Friday I rushed home as fast as I possibly could because we were leaving for our first camping trip to Inverhuron. We arrived at 6ish and started to unpack, we had burgers and chips for dinner. We forgot that we had birthday brownies for dessert because it was dad’s birthday. After dinner we went to Simon and Kathy’s campsite to have a campfire🔥. We made s’mores and burned stick in the fire. The next day I woke up around 8:30, I had some croissants 🥐for breakfast. Shortly after, Ava, Grace and I went to the park before heading to the beach🏖.  It was so hot but the water was so cold  🥶.  I still went in and believe it or not mom went into the water. I had meat wraps for lunch and they were delicious. Then dad had a nap on the hammock and mom and I just relaxed while we waited for Kathy, Grace and Ava to come get us because we were going to gat some ice cream🍦.   But it didn’t go so well because we kinda ended up in a weird shop. So we went to a corner store and they were a bit  cleaner than the other shop.  For dinner we had chicken burgers and potatoes over the fire. For dessert the brownies and s’mores at the campfire. I woke up this morning at 8:40 to the smell of bacon we might go to the beach, idk. Till next time. 

AR

I’m Back!!! I know so exciting, I hope you didn’t miss my (amazing) blog writings! But today I will tell you about our trip to Inverhuron! So Friday morning started off like usual wake up at 5:30am and head to swimming. After that I went back home because I had a Pd Day so I got 4 hours to myself. Mom texted me asking if I would make “Birthday Brownies” because it was Dads 49th birthday! Later around 12:30pm Simon and Grace came to get me, when we got to their house Simon and Kathy were working on getting their trailer attached to their car while me and grace played inside. Around 2:00pm Me, Grace, Simon, and Kathy were on the road (I didn’t drive with my parents cause they had work and my brother had school). We arrived at the campsite at around 3:50pm and me and Grace made a fairy garden while we waited for them to set up the trailer.  Around 6 o’clock my parents arrived and I greeted them by bringing Grace to dinner. After dinner me, Jack, and Grace went to the park and played “Grounders” & “Shark”. Awhile later me and my family went to Grace’s trailer for a fire and that was the end of Day 1.

Day 2 started off normal I woke up at 8:30 and read my book then had some hot chocolate and cereal for breakfast. After that Grace and Kathy came to our campsite and we went to the beach!! When we got to the beach me and Grace got our floaties and drifted down the lake, at one point we almost got stranded! The water was freezing 🥶but some people still went in it. After the beach we went and got ice cream when we got to the ice cream place we entered and it was small, gross, and sketchy so we decided not to go there. Instead we went to a convenience store and I got 1 pint of ice cream.  After we got back my Gramma and Grandpa had arrived so we had dinner (chicken burgers) with them and it was fun! Much later than that Kathy, Grace, and Simon came over and we played “Family Charades” around the fire! Around 10:30pm everyone called it a night. Now it’s the next morning and I’m typing this around the fire. We’re planning to go to the beach later and enjoy the rest of the time we have here! See you soon!