CCC:5 - Paint, Canons, Radios....

The barge improvements continue! If all goes well, sea trials should commence tomorrow. :D The water systems are practically done, including the addition of a water canon.

We painted handrails into the night yesterday, as the almost last step. :)



On Friday we got 10 people certified for VHF. This is good.

And of course, the program planning, staff recruitment, rental groups, etc. go on. Our first two dedicated counselors arrive on Tuesday. Neither rain, nor poplar fluff, nor hail, other summer weather shall....oh whatever :P

With joy,

Ian

Fantail

Was going to write about some pontoon boat work from the last couple of days. Instead, we'll just show you guys in person in a few hours. =D
Pleasant journeys to y'all!

CCC:19

This week has been a raft of activity! Tuesday was the registration deadline for French Camp. We received enough registrations to run it, and spent Wednesday finding staff. Wednesday evening a work crew came out from the church which is renting the camp today to help put the dock in. Tried something new this year - we put the boat lifts on the rolling dock with the tractor, rolled them out, and then lifted them off. It was probably a good idea, but let me tell you: lifting boat lifts down from a height is more difficult (or at least, exciting :P)than picking them up off the ground! :) Most of Thursday went to dewinterizing the speedboat and installing the VHF antenna (which looks totally righteous, by the way ;). I mowed with Old Blue for the first time this year on Friday (she misses you too), and we did a bunch of other preparations for this week's rental group. Pictures to follow. Eventually. In His grace, Ian =)

Float prep!!!

Where are you Willow?
Never mind, I know where you are.  But why can't you be here helping us get ready for the parade?  O wait, I remember, because you have a life beyond camp.  Rats!... Or squirrells! ;P
We have our first rental group coming later this afternoon and we're not ready yet.  Mr. Nissly and Mr. Behm are here helping out, but we're still going a little bit crazy!

But, Willow dear, what we really want you for is to help us out with the float!  We're pulling the ski boat which is pulling two water skiers who are wearing roller blades.  Then there is also a go-kart and runners.  So we're trying to blow up all these blue and white balloons to make balloon streamers out of to look like water along the boat.  Plus blue and white tissue streamers for the van and balloon florets along the van and on the go-kart too.
We need creative juices to help us along the way.  Plus you, my dear, are a morning person and we, in general, are not.  We are going to be up very early tomorrow morning to get everything ready for the parade at 11, or is it 10?
Oh, and to boot we don't have enough people really to fill out the float properly.

Miss you,
Laurella

P.S. I'm not complaining, just keeping you up to date on what's going on at the camp! ;P  Ha!  Likely story - I know!
P.P.S.  But aren't I an entertaining liar?