Summer Camp Ardèche, France
Indy Parc, River party, BBQ, and Canoe Commando!
Saturday at the Ardeche
Another radical day here at Ardeche!
Today the River Adventure crew got up right on time, without even needing Pebble's daily wake-up song. After breakfast and making a packed lunch, they headed out the local ropes course, Indy Parc, where they tested their mettle on the swings, slides, ziplines, and rope-bridges. The french language students, who had already visited the parc, stayed at the campground for french lessons and games for the morning.
The crew returned at 1PM, the peak of the heat for the day, and so everybody quickly hopped into swimsuits and cruised down to the river for our beach party! Speakers were brought out and the music cranked up, with a swmming zone established in the water, sunbathing stations created, and a whole repertoire of activities such as juggling, plate-spinning, and others were supervised by our Kitchen Babe cum circus specialist, Coconut.
As the sunny afternoon continued, Chef Doug brought down the BBQ grill to the lawn and started dinner preparations by getting the fire roaring! Soon everybody could all smell his delicious cajun chicken roasting on the grill and mouths were watering. At about 6.30 the games came to an end and everyone lined up hungrily. Dinner was had out on the lawn, picnic style on mats, including a giant vessel of fresh fruit punch. A moment of panic arose amongst the girls when a dog from the neighbouring campground next door ran over to steal a few bones, but all was well in the end and the dog returned to an apologetic bather.
After dinner the campers stayed on the field to play Canoe Commando, where canoes scattered about the field provided refuge from the watchful eyes of the counsellors at one end. Each time they turned around, campers scrambled forward, until they could steal water noodles from an upturned canoe right under the counsellor's noses! Once taken, they needed to run all the way back without being spotted.
Now all of the campers are asleep and staff a busy preparing for one of the biggest days at camp tomorrow - the mini-descent!!
- Breakfast: A selection of breakfast cereals with fruit, yoghurt and honey. Baguette with butter and jam. Orange and apple juice.
- Lunch: Wraps with a healthy selection of salads, hummus, cheese, salami, ham, eggs, avocados, sauces, pickles, and veges!
- Dinner: A BBQ selection of chicken, Cajun chicken, pork sausages, coleslaw, pasta salad with capsicum and basil, baguette, green salad, olives, and pickles
- Subject to change. Vegetarian options always available.
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Latest photos from Ardèche, France
- River Party
- Indy Parc Ropes Couse
- BBQ
- Canoe Commando
