This is now a bit out of date, since Jeremy and James went on their overnight campout at the end of September. Still, I recently got some photos shared by other parents, and thought you might like seeing their fun. They built their own shelter out of sticks and leaves. Then, the boys did get a plastic tarp over the top, out of pity, since it was 40 degrees and pouring rain most of the time. Jeremy even said it was the worst weather he has ever camped in, so not ideal for no tent. Fortunately, the boys stayed warm and dry in their "squirrel hut." It was so sturdy that they couldn't knock it down the next morning, even with all four 5th grade boys jumping on top of it. Jeremy said he was also comfy in the shelter that he rigged with another dad using a tarp and some sticks.
James loved this trip. He still talks about it a month later. Fifth grade is really agreeing with him.
Here they are enjoying a fire. This was the most challenging, given the weather. Jeremy couldn't get it started with the provided flint tinder, because the rain was pouring down too heavily - it put out every spark. This inspired Jeremy to later write this haiku for James's writing project:
No fire for us
Tried and tried and tried again
Next time, gasoline
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| James (on the left) with the other boys assigned to his campsite, standing in front of their constructed shelter. Notice that James was better prepared for the weather in terms of clothing. I was proud of him that he volunteered without prompting to give his extra jacket to the poor kid who came in shorts, with no dry change of clothes. Apparently, this was a warmer, drier moment in the weekend. |
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