Tuesday at Junior Camp 2013

Last night’s temperature’s were wonderfully mild; a slight chill, but not cold! Perfect sleeping weather!! The girls woke up refreshed and ready for their first full day of camp! After cabin clean up, the girls went to flag, then to breakfast.

I will have to brag a little on our camp kitchen….in one word, they are AWESOME!! With a Junior camp community of about 500 (campers and staff), they still manage to make delicious home cooked meals. I would even venture to say that it is the best summer camp cooking in the whole USA!!! We make all our breads from scratch (even for sandwiches). Homemade pizzas which I heard a Junior camp parent say on opening day was the “best her daughter had ever had”. We have a fresh fruit bar every morning, steel cut oatmeal, and house made granola. Our salad bar at lunch and dinner features not only crisp veggies like peppers, tomatoes, carrots, celery, edamame, red onions, and raw broccoli, but we also have hard boiled eggs, house made hummus, fresh ginger and homemade ranch dressings to name a few. The meals are made from scratch, and the veggies don’t come from a can…they are fresh and delicious! Breakfast was a camp “tradition” first breakfast of cereal, fruit bar, ham, fried apples, grits, and homemade biscuits…it was delicious!

All the girls got an apple snack at 11, then we had lunch at 12:30. We had salad bar, shepherd’s pie (homemade mashed potatoes, ground beef and gravy with a little cheese on top), peas, homemade bread (still warm from baking) and cookies for dessert.

Activities have gone very well today. Waterpark remains the TOP activity at Junior camp, and that is why we offer it two times during their session. The weather has continued to be perfect camping weather. We feel so blessed this summer with GREAT, well behaved campers, and an excellent staff of cabin counselors and program staff. As I write this I hear the end of rest hour bugle, so the girls will be getting ready for their afternoon activities which will start in about 30 minutes. We are having such a fun time! Thanks for sharing your precious daughters with us!!

Katie