One of the coolest camp feelings, whether one is a staff member or a camper, is watching the buses roll up to the Clinic Field on Opening Day and seeing all of our camp friends, many of them for the first time since saying goodbye the previous year. Campers come to summer camp from all over the world, so seeing each other regularly or even between summers can be challenging. The anticipation for the staff every year when we hear that the buses have left their pickup points and the campers are on their way is intense. Ten months of planning are finally about to come together! We’re so excited we can hardly eat our breakfast…As enthusiastic as those waiting at camp are, we’re perfectly aware that the anticipation on the buses is even higher among campers counting the minutes until they drive up the camp road for the first time of the new summer, past Alumni Field, the Boys basketball courts, tennis courts, around the Dining Hall past the Starlight Playhouse, and just catch a glimpse of the Carriage House before the bus stops, and everyone steps off the buses and into the arms of their camp friends before meeting their counselors. It’s always an incredibly special day, and recapturing that feeling is always fun. So this week, we’re dipping into our Camp Starlight vault to remember…Opening Day 2012. Yes! The day the buses pulled up and the summer began. It’s hard to believe that it was already almost five months ago! It’s crazy how time flies over the summer. We can’t wait for Opening Day 2013!
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Remembering Opening Day Arrivals
Thursday, October 18th, 2012Tags: American summer camps, Camp Starlight, summer camp, summer camp arrival, summer camp memories, summer camp traditions
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