Camp Woodland Blog

We are enjoying the very warm weather and the girls are super hydrating!

• Libby B. soloed a canoe for the first time 
• Kelly J. passed her sharp shooter in Riflery
• Mera M. passed her bar 8 in Riflery

This week and next week is Nature Week!  The girls are enjoying fishing, learning about ecology in our famous Hemlock forest, Moss Garden at Towering Pines, and the Woodland Bog.  We are off to a great week and Mera M already caught a blue gill and a crappie!

We have a great time in first hour riding, which is the most advanced riding class. Last week Suzanne and I, along with all of the girls in 1st hour, created a new activity we call spirit horses. It all started when we realized how Daphne B’s personality matches perfectly with one of the horses in the Woodland Barn, Rashad. All of us soon started naming off our “spirit horses.” By the end of the day we had all chosen horses that we felt connected to and also who had similar personalities as us. We decided that the next day we would emulate our horses by dressing in the style of each of their personalities. Each of us then took turns having a photo shoot with our horses. All of us had such a blast doing this silly activity and we even have a poster of our photos up in the barn!

Daphne-Rashad-fun, tall, energetic

Grace W.- Yeller-spunky, blonde, energetic, unicorns in a past life

Racquel- Birdie-outgoing, dark hair

Suze- Spud-athletic, funny, intense, entertaining, high energy, spunky

Chelsea T- Henry-polite, proper, brunette, nice, professional, athletic

Elena K.-Image- model, great dark hair, luxurious

Katelyn M. -Jake-similar facial features, go with the flow, same eyes

Sam M-Catdancer-light hair, short, calm, laid back

Sofia D.- Grey-sweet, young, pretty, lucky, funny, flexible

~Grace White

As we begin week 4 we have seen significant improvement in all activities at camp!

Andrea P, Ana Pau G. passed level 5 in swimming lessons

Grace G., Grace B., Amelia D., and Victoria B. passed level 4 in swimming lessons

Ana Marta O got up slalom on skis and went all the way around the lake

Jenna K. and Aitanna got up on the knee board for the first time and went all the way around the lake

Daphne B., Claire P., and Claire S. won sail races

Ana Pau G. did an awesome job windsurfing

Ana Marta O. passed her black archer in Archery

Sophia M. passed bar 3 and Izzy O. passed her marksman in Riflery

Grace G. nailed her dive in swimming!

Izzy O. and Paula made their first mooring in sailing

We were able to peak into  Sailing Counselor, Suzanne, Capatain’s Log and found this particularly interesting entry about the first sail race:

Second Period begins with the ringing of the bell.

July 4, 2013… the first Towering Pines- Woodland Sail Race of the summer

The five minutes to start whistle is blown. The wind dies. Course: 1, 3, 2, 3, 1. At the one minute mark the wind picks up.

The four boats cross the starting line. Similar tacks by all. At The buoy rounding is when the clear the division in ranks is made.  Boats are crossing courses to the next mark.

Rules being called out- “Buoy Room” “Leeward over Windward” “Starboard over Port” “Overtaken over Overtaking”

The race goes on… they head for the finish. Two boats are in front.  Chelsea skippering I Spy with crew of Mera and Daphne comes in first. In second and a long shot ahead of the third place: Boat was skipper Paige and crew Colette and Regina.  Eventually crossing the line was Mike’s boat with Jack, Santi, and Kate… This happened while the last boat finished rounding the last buoy. Matt, Diego and Jess were pinching their sails while heading downwind… could be the explanation for the fourth place finish.

Third Period ends with the bell.

Overall it was a beautiful day for a race. Woodland wins. Better luck next time TP.

It is another glorious day at camp!  Checkout today’s achievements:

• Regina P – Passsed Promarksman in Riflery
• Chelsea T – Passed Bar 7 in Riflery and now shoots in a standing position
• Daphne B’s team won in Sail Race against the TP boys; Mera’s team was a close 3rd!
• Parker made her first mooring in sailing – Way to go Parker!
• Claire is now shooting from 30 yrds in Archery
• Grace G passed her black Yoeman in Archery
• Victoria B  did a 360 on her kneed board for the first time
• Park got up on skis and went around the lake for the first time at recreational swim!

Hilltop is going out on their canoe trip today and I am sure they will many stories to tell when they return!