June 29, 2016

  • Camp Orkila

    The boys are off to camp today. Camp Orkila is on the North end of Orcas Island. Both are signed up for traditional camp with one overnight in the woods. I think Carl will overnight on another island. While at camp, they can receive e-mail. Contact mom and dad for the particulars.

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    Étienne appears very passive for his 7 AM departure. Once I get him loaded on the bus and they perform a "head" check, I will not see him for 7 days. The bus has about an hour to get to the Anacortes ferry terminal. Then it is about an hour ferry ride before the bus drives another 20 minutes to the camp.

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    Carl's bus left at 9 AM and will follow the same route. By 6 PM tonight, we should see pictures posted of their arrival on the Orkila Smugmug account. We will be watching to see that they wear a clean shirt each day. I am requesting the option to send a howler if we see the same shirt tomorrow. My thought is for a $20 donation (I would pay $50!) a staff member would approach the offending camper at mealtime, unroll an official looking scroll, and in a loud voice read my e-mail expressing our displeasure in their choice of attire that day. Last year the pictures on Smugmug showed a particular camper wearing the same shirt all week!

    We love Camp Orkila and our boys.