Week 1

Super Saturday arrived. Following cadence (church) we prepared for the arrival of all the kids. My job was to welcome the guests as they arrived in their cars. We were to tag their luggage and take that to the porters as well as direct the guests to their cabins. It was intense! I only had long black pants and I was out in the hot sun all afternoon doing this job, which was very exhausting. Especially when I had to carry 40kg trunks half way across the oval.

I had the chance to watch the opening day show which was a glee type performance. It was pretty cool. That night I had a band practice with Sonny Shoker and the band that is playing at impact (a concert/church type program) this year. I had to audition and the whole lot, which was a new experience. Felt a bit stupid really, and under pressure haha. But I ended up with a position playing keys. It will be a good experience! We are playing pop songs rather than church songs which is also a change. But good fun nonetheless.

Sunday brought the start of the summer activities! Woohoo! It was an incredible day. In the morning I was on GP loop where two boats just did loops around the bay and kids went from the docks. Much like the program setup at somerset. This was great fun finally getting to know the kids and teach some skiing! This went for three hours. I had a chance to drive as well.

After a two hour lunch break, I was on a split boat, where myself, Jenna and four other kids went out on a boat for three hours. The lake is massive and there are so many little bays/inlets. But the etiquette of boating is very different here. If someone is in a bay the size of koala/pelican/barefoot in this lake, no other boats can go there. So the first boat there gets a huuuuge smooth area to ski in! The split afternoons are very fun. Sunday night we had Bible studies with our ski team, which is always very enjoyable.

Monday and Tuesday were absolutely beautiful days for teaching wakeboarding! Sun was shining strongly, and luckily for us when it got too hot a swim was just a jump away!! I even had the chance to ride during the split program.

On Monday night, we had the night off, so a crew of us went into Huntsville to do some washing, went to the great dollar store (plus tax), and then another trip to Walmart. The last stop was the nutty chocolatier where I got a really yummy massive icecream for only 2 dollars.

On Tuesday morning I woke up early and went for an incredible morning wakeboard with Mark, Jon and Zac. The whoooole lake was glass! Incredible! I had a good session, landed a backroll which I was pretty stoked about.

Tuesday night is sleepover night, where I have to take over from a councillor on his night off. I met these boys at lunch, and the eleven 14 year olds seemed pretty cool. Little did I know the night that was ahead! After teaching and dinner, I joined in with the senior high games – Capture the flag as a three legged race. It was a bit of fun. Then back in the cabin at night was terrible. Some of the things that comes out of the mouth of these young guys! Geez! And their puberty hasn’t yet reached the stage of volume control! Such loud boys! So lights were out at 11:30, and I dozed off with my ipod in after about half an hour. In the morning I wake up to find out that the boys were up causing a ruckus for about 2 hours after I went to sleep. Amazed that I managed to stay asleep for it! They even got told off by security for being too loud.

Woke up early for the fantasmic game of origin 3. What a ride!!! I even skipped wakeboarding on a glass lake for that game. And don’t regret a second. A heat wave hit us with 40 degree cloudless skies. Crazy hot! Luckily my job allowed me to jump in the water whenever I felt like it. Went for a boat cruise to lake Joe and did some skiing there, I even got a run in which was great fun! Impact was on Wednesday night, which is a concert/drama type program, which was very cool. I got to play keyboard in an angels and airwaves song which was great fun.

Thursday, our split boat spent lunch time in Port Carling on the other side of the lake. It was a nice quaint little village. Got me some fudge and sweets. Mmm. Just as we arrived back home, a storm hit, and all campers and staff had to hide indoors. It was a pretty pussy storm though.

Friday the sun came to visit again. But I was exhausted. First week and I had already come down with an ear infection, sore throat and aching muscles from early morning barefooting. Friday was pretty relaxing luckily.

Friday night we had off until Saturday afternoon. So a crew of us headed off to Coombs’ cottage again. It was pretty relaxing. I had the best time going on the jet ski she had. It was my first time ever and it was sooo much fun!!! Played a cool game that night called in the box, which is similar to the amazing game they call balderdash! Had a massive sleep there at the caravan at the cottage which was the best sleep I’ve had since I have been here. Spent the morning relaxing at the cottage and then left to head back to camp to start another week!

And everyone here loves the aussie footy shorts haha they don’t have short shorts here and heaps of people want them. Another funny thing is that the kiwi boys have brought a new word into coolness. They have pretended that everyone in NZ uses this word and everyone at camp is starting to use it because of it being spread around. I have jumped on the bandwagon with spreading this word as well haha. Its fully Dundas!

So I’m pretty sure that I have the toughest job in the world!!! NOT!! Its awesome. Out on the boats all day, driving, chilling, swimming, wakeboarding, listening to music! Ahh. It is tiring on the body however, being out in the sun all day long. The boats don’t have biminis either. But hey, I am not one to complain. Loving the Canadian summer! Bring on the adventures of week 2!

Keep me updated as to what im missing/not missing back home. I love hearing from you guys! Big shout out to my Springwood teen family who I am missing very muchly!

Ride on! (Another Canadian saying)