Sleep Inn And Suites Winchester

... an hour before our arrival. (speed limit on Skyline drive is 35 mph...yea, I know I was speeding a bit).....BUT, the sunset across the mountains reminded us that GOD was with us and we weren't alone as we continued our trek.

As night quickly surrounded and engulfed us completely, we had to slow down and keep an ever watchful eye out for the deer, bear and other nocturnal creatures that lived in this ...

... job and that he was really pleased with the way I'd stepped up to the Unit Head role. I've been told that I'm more than welcome back next year if I can make it! Decisions decisions!

Started going through all my clothes the other day as a pre-cursor to packing, hopefully I'll get everything back in my bag. As I said, I've bought a lot of new stuff but also got rid of a lot of the older stuff, as well as ...

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I am on a 24 hour train journey from Penn Station, NY to Union Station, Chicago.  I just switched trains in DC.  Now we are riding through this tiny little West Verginia village.  I want to visit here for a weekend or something.  All the houses are on the side of a mountain and connected by bridges and stairs and pathways.  It looks like that shoots and ladders board game.  

But for now.... Chicago Ho!

Today was the last day of the last session of General Camp! We're back into speciality camp with 52 staff (from 110 at it's peak) and 175 kids, down from 290 last week! The Summer has really flown by and it was sad saying goodbye to a lot of the American staff and one or two British staff today. All the the Unit Heads apart from me and Kate who's from Aus have gone home so ...

... persuade a nice American to pay it for me and then pay them back. Traveling with me will be Nutmeg (Meagan) who's from New Zealand and one of the other Counselors in the Shawnee unit. We're also going to head to New York together around the 20th September, after I get back from Canada. Unfortunately Nutmeg's visa doesn't allow her to leave the US and re-enter in the same way that mine does so she can't come with me then.

... coming, the British are coming", closely followed by the British riding staff. This happens all over the camp at each unit and was a really good laugh and a proper sight to see.

Later in the day everyone got dressed up in red, white and blue, predominantly in the form of the tie dyed t-shirts that they'd made at arts and crafts earlier in the week. If I haven't mentioned it before, I think I need to let you know that ...

... do the AT. I agreed that it would be very cool and he got really excited. I'm not worried, I have 10 years to either get ready or get out of it. But he is really happy. There was a white haired/bearded old man up there living the dream...hiking gear to the hilt, even with brown knee-hi socks. He had a cool hiking hat and wild eyes. I told M that that was going to be him in 30 years. On Day 3, he even bought a t-shirt and the Solemates book for me before ...

... by the Nation Parks Service contained historical exhibits and the privately owned shops sold ice cream and interesting merchandise and some people wandering the streets were in period costumes.  Sigrid tried to look up her boss from two years ago, but it was his day off and he wasn't home.  We were now ready to start our journey back West; homeward bound!

... t find out where we're going until Friday. Seneca and Sioux are right next to each other so wouldn't be a big move, but Cherokee is right at the top of the camp, up a really steep hill. Everyone jokes that you end up with 'buns of steel' if you live in Cherokee.

Word of warning to you all, stay away from Tetherball! It's basically Swingball but with a volleyball that you hit with your ...

... don't want to commit fully to simply saying "****," especially when children are around. He brandished the broom handle. "Now don't make me use this on you, too!" Another fit of wheezing laughter erupted after his threat. Dinosaur Land first opened the jaws out front in 1968, peppering the back roads of Virginia with enticing billboards screaming, "Spectacular!" and "Unbelievable but True!" There was no way a family station wagon was getting past the place without a ...