me-"so, does anyone have any questions?"
counselor- "this is unrelated to what we are doing, but I was just wondering, does the sun ever come out at camp?!"
It has rained every day since the staff arrived. The hot, sunny weather of May was a tease- rainy, wet camp is back. I am sick of being inside, modifying activities, having wet feet, wet hair, wet clothes, wet dogs. And it's only Wednesday...
This afternoon, we tipped canoes, which is a necessary emergency procedure, and actually really fun when the weather is nice. It wasn't raining when we were on the lake, but the water was freezing. I was not looking forward to going in, but luckily Program Director S and I have tipped and un-tipped many times before and so our demonstration went very quickly.
Getting back into a canoe once you've gone into the lake isn't a graceful act. You have to push yourself up with your arms, swing your legs onto the side of the canoe and then throw your body inside. Because of that, the majority of the staff (myself included) have bruises on our arms and legs. I have a pretty good sized bruise on the inside of my upper thigh (such an unfortunate place to bruise) as well as on the back of my forearm.
Soaking wet, bruised, and my legs look like I have the chicken pox. Yes, I have bed bugs. Not fleas, lice, chiggers, spider bites... I know- I've been doing some googling. My mattress is pretty new and I wash my sheets every week, so I am more than a little crabby about the situation. I ordered some spray to kill them, but until then, my plan is to flip the mattress over and hope the bed bugs travel slower than Fed Ex.
Overall training is going well! The staff are working hard, being creative, energetic and I'm excited about the group. Hopefully we will have a chance to dry out and heal up before campers arrive.
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