Girls Camp!

Hey folks. I am the Secretary for the Young Women in our ward and I just got back from girls camp a few days ago and thought I would share a bit about it because it was SO MUCH FUN. I wasn't aware that you could have so much fun at Girls Camp. Every one of our Young Women loved it too, and many of them said it was their favorite yet. We went to Beaver High Adventure Base which is a Boy Scout camp. They worked us from morning to night doing very rigorous activities. We sawed wood (with the old fashioned two-woman saw as we called it), chopped wood, made old fashioned candles, shot black powder rifles, 22's, shot guns, and bow and arrows, went rock climbing and rappelling, learned to sword fight and waged a full on battle, with foamy swords of course, and made some excellent tie tied shirts. In between all of these seriously fun activities, we hiked, and hiked, and hiked some more. Even the biffies (the outhouses) were a jaunt across the field. Being a leader, I suppose I could have sat back and enjoyed the relaxing mountain air but for some odd reason my old "conquer all" nature came out and I ended up doing everything. It was a good workout for my now ageing, post-childbearing body, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and it made me feel like a teeny bopper again. I unfortunately forgot my camera so I will post pics if I can get some from the girls. Ta ta!