SUMMERS AGO/CHURCH CAMP- final

       There was always a fair share of pranks and the like. One evening a few of us slipped over to the amusement park not too far away, rode the roller coaster and slipped back un-noticed, I think.Also, the time I lit a small fire cracker to throw "near" a a kid delivering newspapers on his bicycle. It was a fast fuse. It went off very near me. Served me right! And, it was a good thing the firecracker was small. I could have been deaf in one ear and they could be now calling me "four fingers" or "lefty."

      One cottage we stayed in had a "tall" wall that was open at the top. That wall separated the boys from the girls. You could stand on the bunk beds and grab the top board and look over to the other side if you tried hard enough. One evening we, boys and girls, started tossing stuff over the wall. I remember getting some kind of powder and tossing it over and then pans or buckets of water. That had to be a mess. I'm sure we paid a price for that riot!

      The afternoon free time was something to look forward to-swimming. Although, time spent actually swimming was minimal. First of all, the water at Clear Lake was always very cold. Plus, the beach was not nice a nice sandy beach. It was more like medium sized rocks. Ouch! 

      So what really went on most days was basically laying out on your towel with the guys in one area, girls in another and just looking at each other and  a little light conversation. You always wanted to make sure you were wearing your "shades" so the girls wouldn't know you were really looking at them!

      That was about it for Church Camp. Not so much about learning about religion, but, more about meeting kids outside your own little world and learning from a page or two of the "Book of Life!"