Into the big O we go...

And so it has begun,

As literally hundreds of people arrived (and that just being the counsellors yesterday) it only meant one thing, it was all about to start. And start it did.

In the morning there were still only a few handfuls of people around, when to our suprise a truck arrived and offloaded something rather large, blue and yellow... we waited to see what it was. Over the next five or so minutes it got bigger and bigger and bigger until what was standing in front of us was a giant (and I mean giant) Bouncy Castle? What? A Bouncy Castle? What on earth does a bouncy castle have to do with camp? Nothing! Exactly! It was literally a throw away comment by a returned counsellor on Facebook that camp should have a Bouncy Castle and low-and-behold it does!

After the excitement of what can only be called as a childhood throwback things got down to business, tables were mixed up, new people met new people, old met new, old re-ignited flames with old. Until finally, Age groups and bunks were assigned and they say your wishes don't come true, well mine did. I have the ten year old, am in The Playhouse, and generally have a good feeling about this year, and guess what! The sun is shining too!

What else is there to say? Oh yes that's right... someone, yes me... was given the task of helping write the OPENING moments of camp which was a "press conference" they asked me because they thought I was creative...!? Anyway, the idea was that it was to start serious and get funnier as I went along however in true Tim fashion things don't come out of this mouth which are general audience funny so it was the hardest thing. So I sat with the two camp directors trying to be PG-rated funny until we got there in the end. So the big night came, everyone was packed into the gym bunk and Jill & Mark took their places and our little "actors" jumped up... Mr Director... Mr Director... and from there it was on. It was going. It was terrifying!!!! What if people didn't find this funny? But alas they did... And even things that the heads of camp weren't too sure about were massive hits... Gotta love a good ol' Pop 'n Lock joke!

From there were had Sing, which never ceases to amaze me in the fact that getting 200 people to sing songs about a bloody Aardvark or a lonesome meatball works over in the country and works beyond belief! Then a Campfire with smores and then bed!

Action packed day yesterday with lots of things to do and get up to and today (its currently 7:17am!!) we have even more things to do! Sing-again, presentations, age-groups,activities,swim tests, its busy, busy, busy! Best start ever to the day and just keep this on the down-low, work up at 6:30am... How come I can do this here easily...? And had the hottest, longest shower ever! Thanks Camp Taconic, I owe you one!