Well the girls (Shalynn and Tawny) and I left for camp right after school on Friday to head out to the coast of California for an Under the Sea Core Camp for Girl Scouts. We had a 5 hour trip ahead of us with 7 girls and two adults in a Chevy Tahoe. If we only had 6 girls we wouldn't have been as cramped but we made it to the camp in pretty good time and we stopped enough times so that everyone could stretch their legs. This is the first camp that we have taken the girls to that has actually been more than 3 hours away from home. The girls actually did a great job and we didn't have to remind them to often to have a buddy. 
We had to stop along the way for dinner because we weren't going to make it to camp in time to have dinner there. Once we did arrive at camp we checked in and headed right to our little cabin. There were bunks for 10 in the cabin and it also has a bathroom and a shower all inside. It was actually a really cute place. Our cabin was the VanGogh cabin and it was painted yellow in the inside and then some of his famous paintings were painted on all the walls. It was really nice to have an indoor bathroom and hot water to shower in when we needed it. Here is a picture of some of the girls having a little get together in one of the bunks. So our first full day of camp was fabulous. Breakfast was at 8 in the morning and we had scrambled eggs, bacon, cereal if you wanted it, and the fresh fruit was really wonderful. We were so lucky and we had fruit at every meal. After breakfast we went to the craft building and the girls started putting a picture frame
together with sea glass and other fun beads. They glued all their pieces down and as we waited for them to dry the girls went and visited the outdoor center. After they were dry we were given some grout and the girls were able to put grout between all the items that they put on their picture frames. As it started to dry they were told to pull off the excess and we had to make sure that we got all the film off the sea glass and the colorful beads so that they would show up between the grout. All the girls had a great time getting dirty and moving the grout between all their treasures that they put on their frame. When they were through with their frame they put it out in the sun to dry and they they all took off in pairs to go hiking around the camp before lunch. After lunch we were headed down to the beach at low tide to look at the tide pools and to make some sand candles. The walk across the beach was rather rocky where we were and the sand was more little rocks than soft sand. But the girls had a great time climbing all over the rocks. They were told to be careful because there were all kin
d's of sea anemone on the rocks and they were trying to be careful not to step on them. They were also able to see some starfish, and some sea urchins. I was totally surprised that Shalynn and Tawny did not get totally soaked during this outing. But they came back to camp dry. After being on the beach for most of the afternoon we were ready for dinner when we got back to camp. We had tacos and boy were they really good. Why is is when you are camping everything seems to taste better? After dinner the girls were able to do some more things on their own and then it was campfire time. We had a great time singing songs and watching all the skits. Also the stars were so bright that we just had a ball looking up at them and trying to figure out which constellations we were seeing. We didn't have any problems with telling the girls to be quite once the lights were out in the cabin. I think everyone was asleep in 10 minutes or less they had a really full day and just wore themselves out. Sunday 
morning we were up and out for breakfast at 8 again and then back up to the cabin to pack up and leave camp. After leaving camp we drove up the coast on highway 1 to the elephant seal viewpoint. We had a guide meeting us there to tell us about the seals. It was very informative and the girls had a great time watching all the seals on the beach sleeping and some of the late arrivals still out in the water playing. After seeing the elephant seals we drove back down the coast to another beach so the girls could get their feet wet in the ocean for a little while. Well they all pretty much got soaked while there so we had to unpack the car so everyone could change into dry clothes for the return trip. Then it was back into the car for the 4 1/2 hour car drive back to Ridgecrest. We had a great day at the beach and we got home around
d 7:30 in the evening I was ready for bed. The girls had to get in the shower so that they were ready for school on Monday. So all in all we had a great time at the camp and we even got some requirement out of the way for some badges for the girls.
We had to stop along the way for dinner because we weren't going to make it to camp in time to have dinner there. Once we did arrive at camp we checked in and headed right to our little cabin. There were bunks for 10 in the cabin and it also has a bathroom and a shower all inside. It was actually a really cute place. Our cabin was the VanGogh cabin and it was painted yellow in the inside and then some of his famous paintings were painted on all the walls. It was really nice to have an indoor bathroom and hot water to shower in when we needed it. Here is a picture of some of the girls having a little get together in one of the bunks. So our first full day of camp was fabulous. Breakfast was at 8 in the morning and we had scrambled eggs, bacon, cereal if you wanted it, and the fresh fruit was really wonderful. We were so lucky and we had fruit at every meal. After breakfast we went to the craft building and the girls started putting a picture frame
together with sea glass and other fun beads. They glued all their pieces down and as we waited for them to dry the girls went and visited the outdoor center. After they were dry we were given some grout and the girls were able to put grout between all the items that they put on their picture frames. As it started to dry they were told to pull off the excess and we had to make sure that we got all the film off the sea glass and the colorful beads so that they would show up between the grout. All the girls had a great time getting dirty and moving the grout between all their treasures that they put on their frame. When they were through with their frame they put it out in the sun to dry and they they all took off in pairs to go hiking around the camp before lunch. After lunch we were headed down to the beach at low tide to look at the tide pools and to make some sand candles. The walk across the beach was rather rocky where we were and the sand was more little rocks than soft sand. But the girls had a great time climbing all over the rocks. They were told to be careful because there were all kin
d's of sea anemone on the rocks and they were trying to be careful not to step on them. They were also able to see some starfish, and some sea urchins. I was totally surprised that Shalynn and Tawny did not get totally soaked during this outing. But they came back to camp dry. After being on the beach for most of the afternoon we were ready for dinner when we got back to camp. We had tacos and boy were they really good. Why is is when you are camping everything seems to taste better? After dinner the girls were able to do some more things on their own and then it was campfire time. We had a great time singing songs and watching all the skits. Also the stars were so bright that we just had a ball looking up at them and trying to figure out which constellations we were seeing. We didn't have any problems with telling the girls to be quite once the lights were out in the cabin. I think everyone was asleep in 10 minutes or less they had a really full day and just wore themselves out. Sunday 
morning we were up and out for breakfast at 8 again and then back up to the cabin to pack up and leave camp. After leaving camp we drove up the coast on highway 1 to the elephant seal viewpoint. We had a guide meeting us there to tell us about the seals. It was very informative and the girls had a great time watching all the seals on the beach sleeping and some of the late arrivals still out in the water playing. After seeing the elephant seals we drove back down the coast to another beach so the girls could get their feet wet in the ocean for a little while. Well they all pretty much got soaked while there so we had to unpack the car so everyone could change into dry clothes for the return trip. Then it was back into the car for the 4 1/2 hour car drive back to Ridgecrest. We had a great day at the beach and we got home around
d 7:30 in the evening I was ready for bed. The girls had to get in the shower so that they were ready for school on Monday. So all in all we had a great time at the camp and we even got some requirement out of the way for some badges for the girls. 
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