So I met the irish chaplain PK at the yorkdale mall, followed by a 22yearold south African guy Blake from Durbin. The drive to camp was really enjoyable, getting to know the guys both of which are really nice and friendly. The scenery on the drive was incredible, so many beautiful rocks, trees and many many lakes and channels, blue as blue!.
Arriving at camp, PK took us on a tour around the grounds, which are huge!!! They are in such a beautiful location as well! Words cannot describe the beauty of this region. There was an hour or so till dinner so Blake and I wandered around the grounds to familiarise ourselves. That night after dinner I played volleyball with a few of the other leaders that were at the camp. They are all such amazing athletes, I felt so inadequate haha. After that, there was a worship and prayer at night. It was in a really nice building. The service was really nice. Music was guitar and violin, but very nice…I was amazed that they did about 10 songs which is much more than I am used to! Good songs though. There was a great time for personal reflection and worship/prayer as well as some sharing.
After this I went to one of the guys cabins to watch LA beat the Celtics in the NBA finals. All the staff leaders here are so friendly and nice it was really great getting to know some of them. Have had some great conversations with some really cool people. It is awesome getting to really know new people.
The next day (Friday), woke up early to watch the broncos v panthers on the internet…disappointing game. Then went and checked out the camp gym before breakfast. For most of the day, Blake and I helped the maintenance guys do some landscaping and lay grass. Tough work to start the summer off. Met 5 of the other new Muskoka Woods ski staff and we headed to hockey opportunity camp to learn to teach/coach waterskiing. In our muskoka woods group there is 1 chick (nicknamed mum), and 6 guys. All of them are pretty rad. Camp is pretty boring really. Cabins are cramped, lectures are boring, at least we get boat driving time. Knees bent, arms straight, head up… x 1 billion. But there are 4 other Aussies (who are obviously very cool)at the camp, which is a good reminder of home. Played plenty of games of volleyball in the breaks, and it has become a new favourite of mine.
The food at the cafeterias is fantastic. Salad bar at every meal, plus my own yummy vegetarian meal. Plenty of seconds all the time as well!!! Great food!!! They don’t have any healthy breakfast cereals though!
The wildlife here is great! I saw a raccoon fishing around the garbage my first night at Muskoka Woods. I was such a tourist, busting out my camera while everyone else payed pretty much no attention to it haha. I have seen plenty of chipmunks as well. They are so tiny, like cute mice with fluffy tails. And boy do they move fast. Talking to PK on the drive up here, he said that there are plenty of bears around this country, and there are often bears that wander into the camp grounds and they need to be shot. So I am very excited to see a bear!
John and Mark (Muskoka boys) are already trying to pay out my accent haha, but they always end up ripping me off with a british accent. I don’t think I even sound that different to them! Accent doesn’t seem to be as strong as Americans.
It's amazing the target market we are working for. It is a 'resort', not a camp, and they are 'guests', not campers. All the kids that come are quite the wealthy type. Most people in this region that i talk to, all own 'cottages' on the lake, which are pretty much summer beach houses. So there are a lot of people that own two houses. Its like the beverly hills of canada. Crazy!
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