Co-Ed Week is off to a great start!

Wekiva's first campers arrived on Sunday, ready to kick off the first week of the 2012 camp season.  After taking a dip in the pool, learning a little about camp, and eating dinner, campers were off to team campfires for the Wekiva Wars.  At the campfire, the Blue and Green teams created team names, chants and war cries.
This week's teams include the "Blue Sno Cones" and the "GOG: Green Original Gangsters."  The teams will compete throughout the week during Rec Hour.  The events will culminate with the Great Wekiva Race on Thursday.
Today, the first full day, campers were able to attend Nature, Swimming and Crafts.  They also enjoyed snacks at canteen, ham, mac n' cheese, cornbread, and chocolate puddin' for dinner.  After dinner, campers participated in the Counselor Hunt, searching for counselors hidden throughout the camp.
The cabins of Oklawaha, Apalachee, and Calusa took a spin on the "Tram," for the Night Ride this evening.  They saw TONS of deer!

At Nature, campers created Nature Journals.

Nametag decorating at crafts.

Monday Fun-day!

Monday's are always one of the best days at Camp Wekiva because it is a day of firsts. Campers experience their first full day of Wekiva and they love every minute of it!

The campers woke up nice and early and proceded to the flag pole to hear chants of "First Day of Camp!". After a delicious and nutritious breakfast of bagels and oatmeal our campers were ready to start their busy day! The campers did an awesome job on their chores along with cabin inspection. Tomoka and Timucua won the cabin inspections with crystal clean perfection! In the sessions, today our campers went on a hike in nature, tie dyed in crafts and mastered the freestyle stroke in swimming!

Even though there was tons of fun activities today, I'm pretty sure the campers favorite thing was canteen! Yepp, its amazing how much the campers love a snow cone on a hot day! After canteen, we had our first Wekiva Wars Battle... ECO BALL! The team names were finally released this week the battle is between The Jousting John Morands and the Fierce Forest Fires. The battle was tough and just as the Forest Fires were pulling ahead, a quick change in pace and the John Morands succeded in victory by destroing the Forest Fires eco-system. Once we were all hot and sweaty a refreshing shower hour was needed before our yummy dinner of baked ziti and garlic bread!

Once dinner was all over and the plates were scraped, the circle leaders suprised us with a counselour hunt! Certain counselours were hidden all over camp and the cabins had to go and find all of them. After our scavengar hunt was over, our eventful day was over and it was finally time for bed.

All the campers and counselors had a fabulous first day and are excited for more fabulous days to come!!
Michelle
Apalachee