post camp

Last days of Camp

well all the kids left on the 14th of August along with the Colombian counselors. It was an emotional day for everyone but fortunately for us we spent it doing an airport run to Boston. On the 13th was the Nottingham fair show. All the parents camp to camp to spend the day with the kids. we spent it doing ridiculously old traditions of Robin Hood Camp, like green scarlet singing comps (with songs that are rip offs of Christmas carol melody's.) the kids preformed a play they worked on for weeks called "the wizard of Sherwood" the story line was a big mash up of the wizard of oz, robin hood characters and camp life.
Then at dusk we did a march from the top of camp down to the lake with little boats that had candles on them singing "hale Sherwood forest," " hale the brave and free, verdant harts of true comradeship our harts we raise to thee, bla bla bla." and then we let them off in the lake to float away, beautiful. unfortunately one boy lit his on fire and it sailed into his friends then there was no wind so all the boats drifted to the docks where a mini bon fire started between the boats.

Post camp was a lot of fun!! big parties etc the last night we had a counselor banquet where we were told we could have a party in the dining hall. unfortunately drunk people and food is not a good mix. A huge food fight emerged and by the time it was over the you could not see the floor of the kitchen and we had no food left to actually eat on the last day of camp.

the last day of camp was a wired feeling its like we have been struck in a huge time warp that would never end and all of a sudden we were free again. we still can't believe it is over.

It wasn't to bad saying good bye to everyone because so many of them we will meet up with in New York in a few days and the will be our mini family in England.

Here are some pics of the last part of camp
http://picasaweb.google.com/mattblairmail/LastDaysOfCamp?authkey=zvj3mdS50ko