Whew, I feel like a sun-burnt pumpkin after our Canoeing trip! O_O' I figured I'd get a bit of sunburn, but I really hadn't imagined I'd turn into a little red marshin! :< Wah!
The sorta-kinda downsides to our camping trip:
*When selecting a sleeping bag, try to get one that's made for your size and height. I realized that my sleeping bag was made for someone 6'4"... I'm 5'3". =P
-This is what ya need, good sleeping bags that probably won't survive many more youth trips!:
*Sunburns... Hurt...
*Oh, and another tip about sleeping bags: If the sleeping bag is covering you head-to-toe (and then some), don't stick your hands out of the zipper all night long.
It's prone to getting stepped on, that and it's lunch for what ever bugs are lurking in your tent. O_O *Gulp*
*Don't feed Ben Cheetos in a tent. He CRUNCHES on them till 1 in the morning (while people are trying to sleep..), and then leaves the soggy ones for JD to taste test in the dark.
-Don't expect them soggy chips to get cleaned up by their owner if his name is 'Ben':
*Waking up at 4 in the morning with someones foot in my face wasn't cool...
*JD Mooning us... My eyes are still rotting. >_<
-(And NO, I did NOT take a picture of THAT...!!!) But this is just as disturbing, so knock ya'self out looking at it (I know I did. j/k!) :
The not-so-bad parts:
*We weren't exactly in the wilderness... That bridge was pretty close to our camping spot and was constantly filled with traffic passing by. O_o
It's hard to feel like you're really camping when you can easily drive to the Dollar Store to buy some random goodies.
-There were some nice spots here and there though!
*My marshmellow catching on fire was kind of awesome..
Last, but certainly not least- The highlights of our trip!:
*A cook who knows what he's doing! I can't tell you how much I appreciated a meal that was easy on the stomach before my first attempt (And probably a few others first time as well) at canoeing. It's not like there were any convenient restroom stops along the way. XD
-Thanks for the meal, Ron!
*A bathroom that was not a port-a-potty.. Need I say more?
*We had some pretty good tents. They didn't blow away, fall over, look too bad or randomly catch on fire!
*No Hair Gel (Omigosh, Ryan!!), no make-up (Yeah, JD, you look so much better without the makeup!).. Just the real deal. That was pretty cool, and very "real".
Though Gary still brought his hair gel.. Cheater. He could have told me that his hair was coated with slimy goo before I tried taming down his messy hair.
*Interesting "conversations"... We had lots of those. I learned many things this week. Mainly these things:
JD is not a morning person. When someone says that they're "going to the restroom" it really means they're sneaking out for 15 minutes. Throwing rocks can be very entertaining. My shadow has a tail. Dead fish in the river is probably not a good thing. Realizing that you ran out of toilet paper is sooo not cool. Finding the spare toilet paper is so VERY cool! The tent walls do not muffle sounds, especially not if it's Gary's snoring. Bubblegum is not the latest fashion to wear *Cough* JD *Cough*. After a few hours of canoeing anything can happen, like Ben yelling at nice shiny rocks.. But that's probably nothing new.
-I can say that I know more about you guys now... More than I really wanted to know, actually. And to think I'll probably learn EVEN MORE during Summer Camp!! :p
I think I'm forgetting something... Oh yes! Pictures of us during our interesting "conversations".
*Surviving the Canoeing.. That's a plus.
-Unfortunately I didn't have a camera during the canoeing. ~_~ But it was jolly good fun! I only got two pictures of anyone in the water, so this is the closest I got (Next time I'll bring a waterproof camera for you guys if you like) :
*Amazing Youth leaders. We are really blessed to still have people like Gary around with us. He's not being paid for spending so much time with us or for the work he puts into teaching us. He's here because he cares, and I think that's truly touching. *Eyes water*
Also for Ron cooking and being around, telling me how to not drown, etc.. Javonna was wonderful company and always cheery. Joe for watching out for our well being and for just being really cool and patient. Jason, it's hard to think of you as more of a leader, you're still one of us, man! But thankies for just being totally awesome! lol
For everyone who spent their Saturday with us crazy folk. And for them folk who made it crazy, I enjoyed hanging out with you all last weekend! =D
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Awesome pictures, Melody.
So, yeah, this trip was great. I love canoeing. For me, there's just something about the challenge of getting from point A to point B. It's a nice adventure just making the journey down a river like that - seeing parts that you wouldn't otherwise see and also maneuvering your way through the tough parts. By the time you reach the end, you really feel like you've accomplished something. It's the same with mountain hiking. I just love this stuff. I'm wanting to go up to Pinnacle Mountain some Saturday if you guys were interested in doing something like that. Wouldn't be too much trouble to set that up - just a simple day trip. It'd be fun.
And yeah, Gary is great. He really cares about you guys.
Canoeing... Ahhhh.... ^_^
I almost didn't go canoeing, I have had some not so great experiences with water.. <_<
But Ron seemed so excited to teach me how to canoe, I couldn't say no, now could I?.. Hehe.
I figured if I fell out the boat he wouldn't just let me float off a waterfall or anything (..Were there any waterfalls over there anyway?). So yeah, I calmed down a bit and went.
'Twas very cool, actually. The first hour was really amazing, it felt like we were gliding or something. Very relaxing.. Except for when Ron would jump out of the boat to save some poor youth member. lol. By the end I was ready to have the whole trip accomplished, though. My shoulder muscles (or lack of) were getting pretty sore, but I wasn't about to quit paddling.
We never flipped over, and I thought that would be a good thing.. But I started getting really warm in my black pants (couldn't find my shorts until after we got back from canoeing... meh), so I kept kind of hoping that we'd tip over so I would get all wet and cold. XD
Ohh, reminds me of when Jason said he wanted to be miserable in his wet clothes... lol... What WAS that all about anyway, Jay? Hehe
Anyhoo, I did enjoy it very much! I just wish I could have remembered to put sunscreen on my face... >_< Me poor head... So red... *Sniffle*
Heck, I think my hair is even a redder shade after that. lol! >:O
Hmm...not sure I remember saying that.
O_o
Well.... This is awkward. =P LOL!
I must have simply misheard what was said, then. Humm... Anyway, yes, back on topic. *Walks away while whistling* Hehe
Maybe I did say that. Who knows?
Anyway, who's got some fun stories of canoing adventures? Me and Ryan did pretty good. We didn't come in first, but I'd doubt many of you guys could match our skills out there. We didn't flip even once, not even after getting slammed against a rock and flooded with water. Perdy awesome. I'm not bragging, I'm just pointing out how much better we were than everyone else.
I think you said that...
*Wips out her brain (Rarely used) and begins thinking* Yes, yeeees! Friday evening, you were walking past Mr.s Javonna and meeee, and you said you were going to change out of your dry clothes into the wet ones so you could be miserable in soggy clothes and swim some more...
Mmm, not that it really matters..
I should seriously think about forgetting what people say more often. =P
--Ooohhh, oohhhh! Now Jay, you can't be sayin' dat your skills are rockin' us, man! Gotta think about the little people who aren't that great at canoeing! ;p
But, yaaar, I totally never flipped and neva' got wet! (Until we got back to camp and I slipped on a rock and fell in the water - BUT THAT SO DOESN'T COUNT!!!)
X_x
Now I remember. I just wasn't really thinking exactly what I said, if that makes sense.
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