Hey everyone!

Hope your week is going well. I'm absolutely exhausted! But having an amazing time. The last two days I've done NUTS (nights under the stars) trips with bunks of 14 of our younger campers. 2 outdoors staff take them from 1.30 and do activities, then we do a cookout over a fire (difficult yesterday, as we had rain for the first time since I arrived- used most of a bottle of lighter fluid to get the food cooked!)and then we sleep somewhere outdoors, under cover but without a tent so they get a proper outdoors experience. Both days went pretty well. A couple of the girls totally freaked out about bugs last night and started crying, so I was designated bug catcher all night. Pretty sleepy now!

The camp is really great. Some of the kids can be a bit testing, but mostly it's only cause they're young and away from home for a long time. It's great when one turns around and tells you how much they're enjoying everything, or how they want to be an outdoors counsellor too when they grow up! Tomorrow night I'm going on a night cave, there will be about 6 counsellors and only 10 children, because of the safety restrictions. The foods getting a bit difficult to manage.. it's really aimed at young american children. Everything is sweet, even the bread. There are loads of carbs.. bread, pasta, wraps, nachos.. but not very many vegetables. And the no dairy with meat rule means there's mainly just no dairy. But I have been getting out reasonably often to get fresh fruit, and when I cook for my nuts groups its veggies al the way (so I'm not popular with all of them!).

I know my way around camp now. It's huge! I particularly like the swimming pool whn I have time off, it's great to cool down seeing as it gets over 30 degrees in the day. There are music rooms everywhere, and more pianos than I can count. There's a nice library, and a counsellor's lounge, with a tv and everything! The surrounding areas are great for day hikes and camping. I'm in my element here. I forgot how outdoorsy I was!

I'm going to bed now, I desperately need sleep. I hope everyone's doing well. I miss you all! Love, Lucy xx