It is Wednesday.

 

The morning started off gray and foggy, but the young men of Timberlake showed no signs of grogginess. The kitchen staff started off with a bang this morning, serving coffee cake, eggs, sausage links, and hashbrowns for breakfast, and chocolate milk made a surprise appearance as well. After our boys fueled up, they yelled to the heavens to shake off any lingering sleep, then headed to Chapel!

 

At Chapel, the boys sang with great energy and volume, giving praise to the Lord!  Our very own Hunter Snively aka SniveSauce aka Baby Tuna brought the word this morning, telling of a harrowing experience with chewing gum in his hair. His mom had to give him a fresh cut, but he explained how we are helpless in our sin without God to help us clean it up. After a prayer over the day, the boys rushed to clean those cabins!

 

As chapel was rolling, a few of our boys were rolling out to go on some sick trips! Stephen G., Landon K., Aaron S., Ben H., Charlie S., SJ G., Pick D., and Andrew S. headed out to Old Fort to shred on some Mountain Biking trails. Oliver G., Cian M., Geo P., Eli V., Ryan H., Bay J., Wilson F., Harrison C., Garrett S., and Thomas R. brought the stoke to the Tuck in some whitewater kayaks! Last but most definitely not least, Smith B., Jack C., Andrew M., Powers T., Rocco M., and William E. crushed it on a climbing trip to Little Lost Cove! Way to go boys!

 

Timberlake had a wonderful morning of activities. In Archery, Clay A. earned his bronze bar, and Jameson S. got three groupings closer to his bronze! Down at the lake in the activity of diving, Daniel S.J. earned his bronze and silver bars, while Andrew S.J. earned his gold bar! Well done boys! Cricket worked on bowling today, and tried to break out of those baseball habits. At noon, the bugle sounded, summoning everyone to the dining hall for some lunch!

 

Lunch was another strong play from the Timberlake Kitchen, with french toast sandwiches and waffle fries. (Could they go 3 for 3 today?) Every single person in the dining hall did indeed have at least one sup of water, if not MORE! These boys know that hydration never takes a vacation! After a speedy cleanup, we had some riveting announcements. The winner of cabin cleanup was (drumroll please)… TURTLEBACK with an oh-so-fresh-and-so-clean-clean 9.75! Then came free time activities, where Owen F. announced that INTERMEDIATE CAMP HAD A FREE SWIM TODAY! Now, unfortunately, the GOLDEN EAGLES won BATTLEBALL last night, but as I’m writing this the Black Bears are getting their revenge. The boys headed back to the cabins for some much needed rest time, and the day carried on. 

 

Free time was full of fun and games, then the bugle sounded to open the portal to an amazing afternoon of activities! Up in Mountain Biking, Pick D., Charlie S., Aaron S., and Darby M. all earned their bronze bar, and Landon K., got his silver! Nice work fellas! The best activity at camp (climbing), pulled an audible and headed down to the lake to climb on the deep water solo wall! Over in fencing, Charlie C., Robert R., Parker S., and Tyler S. all fought valiantly! As the afternoon came to a close, the bugle could barely be heard over the rumbling of tummies as everyone headed to the dining hall for dinner.

Yup. The kitchen staff did it. Going 3 for 3 today, the day was rounded off with cheese ravioli for dinner and brownie delight to follow. Campers and counselors alike ate to their hearts content, then cleaned up quickly in preparation for announcements. Caleb O. struggled, but nonetheless successfully announced that signups are open for the Adventure Race. Stay tuned for more details. Then, in a moment of pure glory and frenzy, the Sultan of Fun himself, Jake H. strapped on that red helmet a little tighter, and put a little more pep in the step of his Chacos, as he ran around the dining hall to announce tonight’s evening activity… INFINITY WAR!!! All of a sudden, the Avengers themselves streamed into the dining hall, and struck a majestic pose. Then, Thanos entered, and snapped, and the Avengers scattered, and Thanos remained, looking very purple. The boys rushed back to their cabins to prepare to save the world from sure destruction.

 

As I’m sitting here, I can hear the young men of Timberlake in search for the Infinity Stones, and I can feel the tension in the race for The Banner. After this, they’ll wind down and get ready for a night of heavenly sleep. For now, I’ll sign off, but come back tomorrow for another banger of an article about another banger of a day here at Camp Timberlake. 

 

Until next time,

 

Brayden Collins

Little Piney Counselor

Proud Black Bear

“Mini Gresham”