Our first time campers have now spent their first twenty four hours at Camp Starlight and are already feeling right at home. One of our new campers is Amanda from Girls Bunk 1 who was happy to share what happened after the opening night show.
The counselors bought “nite bites” of pretzels for everyone before bed and then the bedtime routine of brushing teeth, washing faces and getting ready for bed began. Tricia, her counselor, then took out her guitar and sang before everyone was tucked up in bed and lights turned out. There was flashlight time for those who wanted to read or write and then everyone had to go to sleep.
Alexi in Girls Bunk 5 woke up super early, partly through being in a new place, partly because she was excited about the day ahead. At reveille she joined two others campers and a counselor for the Polar Bear Club – if you can get up, put your bathing suit on, jump in the lake and then out again EVERY DAY of camp then you get a special prize. Her schedule for the day was posted on the door of her bunk and she spent the day moving round camp doing activities with her bunk specialists.
Free play saw the boys of Bunk 2 writing prolifically – Cooper managed to write four letters to friends and family! Everyone wanted to share what camp life is like. They were all looking forward to meeting their camp big brothers and sisters at campfire that evening, and as the sun set over the lake, new friendships were being formed.
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