The group ventured to Williamsburg, VA to enjoy Water Country USA on Monday. The location is about 2 1/2 hours from Woodberry. So, after breakfast and a brief morning meeting, the camp loaded onto several buses and headed out.
After enjoying a picnic lunch the campers descended into the park. There are 30 different rides. Some of the favorites are Aquazoid, Rampage and Malibu Pipeline. Additionally, there is a wave pool and the Hubba Bubba Highway aka Lazy River.
The campers traveled around with their teams, 2 coaches and an additional counselor like a referee or a support staff member. The temperature was in the mid 80's and the sun was shining all day. Coaches were responsible for making sure campers used sunscreen. Great job coaches! However, today I noticed the campers look great, but some of the counselors look a little uncomfortable.
Meal vouchers were given to each camper and counselor. The groups each had dinner on their own inside the park. There are quite a few places to choose from. Hopefully they ate balanced meals and not just funnel cakes(?)
Prior to leaving, it's tradition to stop in at the "candy shoppe". Coach told them before they even headed down to Water Country that the candy shop stop had to be brief and they could only buy what they can eat on the way home. This system seemed to work pretty well this year. By 6:30pm the buses were loaded again and they arrived at Woodberry by 8:45pm. After the sugar buzz wore off, the campers were pretty quiet and were able to rest much of the ride home.
From what I've heard today, yesterday was a great time. We had a few guys walking around with waterproof disposable cameras. I have developed a couple of them. All the campers were on this trip, so if you don't see your son, it's not because he wasn't there, he just didn't encounter one of the administrators that had a camera. We may be able to post more tomorrow.
Have a great afternoon and evening!
