Four Winds * Westward Ho is an independent, residential summer camp for children on Orcas Island, Wash. @Paul_Sheridan, Camp Director, is the main tweeter.
The Junior Session bus had departed Skyline Marina for Woodland Park and Seatac Airport. Should be there on time for both! (Traffic looks good now, but of course can change.)
The boat has pushed off from the Four Winds dock! Approximate arrival at Skyline 915-930. Thank you Junior Sessioners, it was a wonderful week! More travel updates and a blog post later today.
We had a great day! Activities in the morning, packing in the afternoon, and an Evening Fire to cap off the session and evening, with boats made of driftwood floating in the bay, alight with candles before bedtime. These campers will be back to their (1/2)
It’s hard to believe how quickly Junior Session is flying by. Today, we had a full day of classes, and tonight, we’re making boats out of driftwood and other natural materials. Tomorrow, after Evening Fire, we’ll float (1/2)
We’re fully into the swing of things at Junior Session. These kids are having a ball. Today, we had our first full day of classes (all four periods), and our first Junior Session Carlyn sails! Tonight, it’s Moonraker. (silly songs and skits - and these kids are big on silly)
Capture the Chicken. (Capture the flag, but with a rubber chicken. And in Junior Session, we play it on the sports field rather than all over camp as we do in big sessions.) It was a super fun day! (2/2)
We had a great first full day of Junior Session! In the morning, we saw the Camp Doctor, took the swim test, exchanged uniforms that didn’t fit, and learned songs. In the afternoon, it was right into activities. For Evening Activity, we played (1/2)
All boats have left Camp! Departure Day is going smoothly so far. Stay tuned here for travel updates, and a blog post later today. Second Sessioners, we love you! It was an amazing session.
The bags are packed, and we’re ready to go. But first, the only way to end a session at Four Winds, a final Evening Fire. It will be a beautiful night with warm hearts, and few tears. A person only gets so many final Evening Fires in a life, and we all look forward to this one.