Evidently the facilities at George W. Pirtle Scout Reservation were a little on the primitive side. He said that the "toilets" were buckets sitting over holes with metal toilet seats on top. He said he trooped over to the Camp Store once every other day and asked to use the real facilities. He only asked every other day because he didn't want to push his luck. He said "They had soap and everything in there."
Remember how we negotiated about what clothes he would be taking and that I won the argument over taking six (count em) SIX pair of underwear? And of course he took a week's worth of shirts and two or three pair of shorts and one pair of jeans and a bathing suit....
This is the bag of dirty clothes he brought home....
That one gallon bag had one shirt, one bathing suit, a pair of socks and one (count em) ONE pair of underwear!
His feet and legs are covered in bites. Mosquitoes, horse flies, and ants. He has a rash from wearing a bathing suit 24/7 and the bites on his arms are swollen and angry. And he got a bee sting on his leg. But he didn't get lost or electrocuted.
I'm so glad he's home.
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I'm thinking Ethan will NEVER go to scout camp...or any camp for that matter! How DID you hug him without a shower first? Couldn't you smell him a mile away? I am glad he is home safe and sound - now let the summer fun return.
By any chance do they take 21-month-olds at that camp? No? How about 32-month-olds? Can I get a discount if I send them both?!?!
Do they take toddlers at this camp? Can I get a discount if I send two?!?!
EWWWWWW. That would be Connor's dream vacation, the kid hates to shower OR change his clothes. :) Glad John got home safe and sound, albeit a bit stinky.
Remember Jen, what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. (or kills our Moms, I can't remember which).
Sheri, Mine are going to camp Nana, where I know they'll get more baths than they get at home. :)
Jodi, I'm thinking about going next year so I can force them to take showers and ruin their stinky fun.
I went to scout camp with my boys for about 8 summers in a row. That was about 7 summers too many for me.
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