World's Best Carnival

Spirits are high as we enter another GREAT DAY at Greystone. On such a day my father would tell the campers to celebrate!

Everything to look forward to and nothing to dread!

The Sun to tan us and the breeze to fan us!

This warm weather is perfect for camp… we know that weather is a thing to be celebrated when it is not extreme (I saw that Death Valley hit 134 degrees yesterday… can you imagine a camp in Death Valley!). Some places might be very ‘buggy’ and others might be really cold and rainy. North Carolina really is a great place to have a camp (especially in ‘Ole Tuxedo’)!

The EP last night was tons of fun… and went late! The sunset was particularly memorable for those girls who were enjoying the pool or waterpark. There is something special about swimming in such a setting. Every time I jump in the lake I experience the feelings of childhood. That glorious cool, slightly fishy water is a delight. Swimming at dusk is especially memorable… the fireflies rising into the trees accompanied by the sounds of frogs and crickets. Wonderful.

A big hit in our program is Mountain Biking. The Biking Barn (near Farm & Garden) is fully stocked with Cannondale bikes and a wonderful area to practice and play on the bikes. There are some basic “challenges” for the girls to enjoy as they wait to hit the river trail. Eventually we hope to have an impressive bike park, complete with challenging trails of various difficulties. It is a program that benefits the camp experience in many ways and we are so happy the girls are enjoying it!

Tonight is Carnival and the girls could not be more excited. We hand out custom T-shirts, eat carnival food, play on the rides, and dance like banshees. Carnival is perhaps our favorite EP and has been for years. We continually push “Carnival Al” to add new elements that we can rent. We research new food items that will entice the girls in new ways. It is a blowout night and the excitement throughout camp is palpable. I will be manning the Funnel Cake fryer with Gervais, a decades-long tradition that we both enjoy. Gervais doesn’t eat the product, I do.

Menu:

• Breakfast French Toast Sticks and big sausage links.
• Lunch Pesto Pasta (a camper submitted award-winning recipe)
• Dinner NC BBQ, fried mac & cheese, grilled cheese, chicken and waffles, french fries, funnel cakes, ice cream sandwiches, cookies, etc. (Carnival Food).

Check out our first video of June Camp at the bottom of the page “A Day At Camp”… Lucy did a GREAT JOB! More on the way (“Pen Pal Love Story” is sure to be a hit)!