Mr. Beans is at summer camp this week. We drove him up to Camp Shady Brook this afternoon. I think he was pretty excited about spending a week at camp. The theme for the week is "GI Joe (or Jane for the girls)". He got to take some of Pappy's old army stuff with him so he would be properly camouflaged.
It was about 90 degrees at camp which is unusually warm.
I think Mr. Beans' mom had a tough time leaving him at camp. She wanted to make his bunk and unpack his things, but the parents (and grandparents) were given a thirty minute window to drop off their camper, take them to their cabins, and leave so Mary didn't get a chance to thoroughly get Mr. Beans prepared. I think Mr. Beans was happy about that because he's at that age where parents and grandparents can be very embarrassing.
No need to worry about the camp burning up in the Waldo fire. It's located right in the middle of the Hayman burn area, a fire that occured ten years ago and took out part of the camp.
This is the view from the porch of the cabin Mr. Beans is staying in. As you can see there is very little fuel for a fire.
This is the "cabin" Mr. Beans is staying in. It has air-conditioning and restrooms. No "roughing it" for Mr. Beans this week.
The camp has a little store and Mary put some money in an account for Mr. Beans. We tried to coach him on how to make his funds last all week, but I'm betting Mr. Beans will be out of $$$$$$ by tomorrow.
Mr. Beans' counselor is from Manchester, England. He says he came over this summer just to work at camp. How cool is that?
I know Mr. Beans is going to have a great week at camp. I just hope he doesn't fall out of the top bunk! I'm also hoping that he gets the courage to try the zipline and ropes course.
I wish I could go to summer camp!
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