Author: Elissa

The heat lifted a bit and we were back in action, loving our activities. Girls Sing is just around the corner so all of girls camp has been rehearsing for the big night. Each division is bringing it in a big way. The pride of winning Girls Sing runs deep and each division has what it takes. You can feel the spirit and excitement as you see pockets of girls practicing their routines all throughout camp. We can’t wait to see the show tomorrow night. Girls camp is rockin’ right now.

It was a busy day for our athletes. Here are today’s scores:

Freshman/Junior Boys Basketball – CAW 25 vs. Wayne 23 (CAW advances to finals!!! Way to go boys!!)

Freshman/Junior Girls Soccer – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 7

Inter Boys Tennis – CAW 0 vs. Starlight 5

Senior Girls Soccer – CAW 0 vs. Blue Ridge 7

Super Boys Soccer – CAW 1 vs. Starlight 0

GC/CIT Girls Volleyball Tourney @ Wayne – We lost is 2^nd round.

Aaarrrggghhh….It was a swash buckling night tonight at our Pirate Social. The campers put their eye patches and pirate hats on and danced the night away. The Rec Hall was rockin’ and the campers had a blast tonight. Another fantastic night here at camp, we’re living a summer dream and lovin’ every minute of it!!!

 

Chenny out.

 

 

It was back to regular activities today. No matter the temperature, we were ready to play. Water bottles were full and everyone was well hydrated. As we are approaching the end of week four, it seems like we’ve been here forever and we just want time to slow down. The days are packed with amazing adventures and memorable experiences that will stay with us forever.

The fields and courts were full of athletic action. We won some…we lost some… but we had great time playing our games today.

Freshmen/Junior Boys Soccer – CAW 1 vs. Lavi 0

Middie Boys Basketball – CAW 19 vs. Tioga 20

Inter Boys Basketball – CAW 22 vs. Tioga 24

Collegiate Boys Soccer – CAW Wins – Marasha forfeit

Senior Boys Soccer – CAW 4 vs. Wayne 3

Super Boys  Baseball – CAW 4 vs. Starlight 9

GC/Waiter Boys Basketball – CAW 60 vs. Island Lake 35

GC/CIT Girls Tennis – CAW 2 vs. Westmont 4

As the sun went down and a cool breeze ran through our camp, we all gathered in the Rec Hall for some crazy funny comedy by John Piza. You could hear roars of laughter, as campers loved tonight’s show. It was the perfect way to end the night. There is nothing quite like watching a Rec Hall full of campers and counselors belly laugh so hard it hurts. Pure joy.

Where in this crazy world can you play a soccer game, learn some new cords on the guitar, then take a banana boat ride with your friends, fly on the trapeze, climb a rock wall, practice your dance for Girls Sing then watch a comedy show? All in just one day. That happens here … Everyday!!!

How grateful we all are to have days like these.

Chenny out.

 

The heat was on high today but that didn’t stop the fun. It was a full day of water activities and we were wet and cool and loved every second of the amazing day we had.

Every camper put on their swimsuit this morning and rotated between all of our water activities. The Aqua Park was full of happy campers. It was a blob fest as camper after camper were getting blobbed and loving it. The higher they flew, the better! Our pool was another ideal place to be. Everyone loved splashing around the pool with their friends today.

The Zone was packed with campers getting soaked with water balloons and super soakers! As water balloons were being launched and everyone was getting soaked, the fun was on overload at The Zone.

After the Zone, they rotated to “Douse Your Counselor.” Counselors were in chairs and a team of campers filled up buckets of water and doused them. The counselors would ring their shirts back into the buckets and it was a race to the finish. It was so much fun for the campers and counselors. A great and fun way to stay wet and cool.

The highlight of today was definitely our 100 foot slip and slide. The slide was downhill on the driving range and it was AWESOME!!! Some flew down on their bellies, some scooted down on their tushies, others took an inner tube ride but no matter how they did it, they had time of their lives. Pure exhilaration, fearlessness and joy were felt today at the slide. There is something quite spectacular about slipping and sliding 100 feet down a giant hill.

Today could go down as one of this summers’ best days!! We beat the heat and had the BEST day. It was all smiles at Chen-A-Wanda as we stayed cool in the heat wave. This is how we make lemonade out of lemons!!!

Chenny out.

 

This is one of our most favorites days here at Chen-A-Wanda. It was a brunch morning and we had a lazy start to our day, which felt great.  After brunch it was free play. The campers loved playing all throughout camp but the excitement was definitely about the giant carnival on our lower field. Campers just couldn’t wait to slide down the giant water slides, ride the bungee bull and have a sno cone and cotton candy.

It was time to play and boy did we. The lower field was transformed into a real carnival full of games, prizes, dunk tanks and even a marriage booth. It was a relaxing day with something different to do here. The atmosphere was fantastic and everyone was just having the best time today hanging out at our very own carnival. What could be better than that? Not much.

Our athletes were busy playing and having fun. Here’s the scores from today:

Collegiate Girls Basketball – CAW 22 vs. Poyntelle 21Collegiate Girls Soccer – CAW 6 vs. Tioga 0

Super Girls Tennis – CAW 1 vs. Westmont 4

GC’s/CIT Boys Soccer – CAW 9 vs. Morasha 0

After having a blast all day at the carnival, we spent our evening in the Rec Hall doing the Wild and Wacky Show! We did crazy races, got pied in the face and some suffered the ultimate… the booger blaster!!! The cheers, giggles and laughter coming from the Rec Hall tonight was contagious.

The fun just doesn’t stop here and we love every minute of it. After a full day serious cotton candy eating, water sliding, giant jousting and gyroscoping… we are exhausted!!!

Chenny out.

 

It was trip day and all the campers were psyched to venture out of camp. It’s quite a sight to see everyone in their gold trip shirts boarding the buses, full of excitement and wonder as they look forward to what the day will bring.

The Freshman, Juniors and Middies spent the day the State park and had the greatest day. They swam in the lake, built giant sand castles, tossed the football around, had a game of Frisbee and just chilled out in the sun. It was such a relaxing and chilled out day. The day ended with a BBQ at the park. The food was amazing and the campers just sat around with their friends, eating and chatting and just being with one another.

A great day with special friends made today just awesome.

The Inters, Collegiates, Seniors and Supers spent their day at Camel Beach. It was in the water all day. Everyone loved being in wave pool, chilling out in the lazy river, swooshing around the toilet bowl and zipping down the giant water slides. It was a hot day so there was no better place to be than a water park. It was a Chenny takeover at Camel Beach. Felt like we had the entire park to ourselves. A sea of Chenny Gold T’s everywhere. Love it!

The GC’s had their pick of the day. As a group they chose where to go today and they all agreed it was a mall, movie and out to dinner kind of day. As our graduating campers, they loved the freedom to shop watch and eat!!! They had a great time together today.

Like any trip we all take, there is such great excitement to leave then we have an amazing time when we are there but oh how we love coming back home. We are back home safe and sound and all are asleep. Life is Good!!!

Chenny out!.