October 6, 2009

Free Falling

Hello everyone,

The fall is here and I guess the chill in the air is free for all to enjoy. It is hard to believe that camp ended almost two months ago- so if you are still counting we are in week 15. (I saw someone mentioned week 14 and now I am in the lead.) I was just enjoying some pictures that were posted on Facebook. Every photo reminded me of another great Campus Kids moment. Luckily, I do a lot of tours in the off-season, so new funny camp moments happen all the time. Like on Sunday when I learned that one of our campers hates wild turkeys. Hearing that made my mind race with many different ideas. Maybe her bunk group name should be "the wild turkeys", or we should have a Thanksgiving theme meal, or a Thanksgiving dance theme. I like the dance theme idea and think I would make a solid Pilgrim. 

People that have toured Minisink seem to be loving the place. I am really excited on so many levels. I love how easy it is to go from place to place at Minisink. Over the years some of our lovely CKCTers have avoided some activities because of the hills. Well, the hills are gone and I expect for the basketball and tennis courts to see lots of action. Tricia also told me about another popular Minisink activity, on the outskirts of the amazingly large sports field complex is a small frog catching pond. Well, I am not much into frogs anymore, but many years ago, at camp, I won a frog racing contest. At my old stomping grounds in North Carolina, many of us campers would catch frogs on the first day of camp and have a grand tournament, kind of like our newcomb tournaments but totally different. Anyway, my lucky Frog (Larry the Leaper) won all his races in 1977. It was a good year. My prize was having our cabin be first in line for canteen. (That was a major prize back when I went to camp.) So I cannot wait to search for my new lucky frog. I am hoping Jake will help me because I might not be fast enough anymore to catch one.

I am really looking forward to getting to know all the existing Minisink folks. I already know a bunch of you. A few of the Minisink staff members go back to the old school days of CK at South Kent. This weekend I was able to meet David Harary during one of the tours. He was very cool and very tall. I am sure the reunion will be another great opportunity to meet and greet. By the way, our Campus Kids reunion for 2009 CKCT and Minisink campers will be on Saturday, December 5th. Invitations will be mailed out next month.

Well stay warm and enjoy the upcoming color changes. I know the trees around Root Beer Lake will be stunning.

Brad-Campus Kids