Over 4 days on the road/sand with 26 middle schoolers, 8 coaches and 4 guides = "Dangerous, Dangerous...." If I don't touch sand until next year's Trip, I'm okay with that.
Wed at camp consisted of running, and yelling, and running. To the students it was fun, to the coaches it was a means to break them down and make them tired and sleepy...Plan failed. Thursday - Headed out to the water. Everyone got a canoe partner and paddled "all day". Which turned out to be about 2 hours. How quickly we were reminded that middle schoolers can be whiners! We stayed that night on the beach, and so began the battle against the sand. We ran and ran and ran again in hopes of wearing them down so they would sleep...plan started to work.
Friday - Much of the same with one mishap that made heroes out of Cameron, Ryan and Derrick.
Saturday - Had lunch outside in the pounding heat. The complaints were thicker than the humidity. We then went spelunking in a cave. That was a crazy experience that everyone at least tried. The cave was actually cold inside, so you can imagine the new complaints that were flying about how cold it was! We came back to camp to run and run and break them down...plan worked a little more!
Sunday - We got up, packed and started the journey home. All was good and quiet until they discovered "Amp, Monster, Sobe"...the energy quickly came back and it was a long ride home.
Overall 1 student was saved and 24 of the 26 students publicly claimed to have made some decision during the week about getting LOST in GOD.
2 comments:
Wow! sounds like it was a great trip. It is always entertaining with junior high students. Great stories to share later.
...wish I'd been there!
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