Watersports Day!!

So last Thursday, here at Sunny Camp Chinqueka, we had Watersports Day. Well, it was more kind of a Watersports afternoon, cos it didn't really start until 2pm. We went over to Awosting for it, and our theme was Egyptian. I didn't spend a lot on my costume - just one $10 necklace from Walmart - and I made the rest in Arts and Crafts/they brought the stuff and I stuck it on me in some way, shape or form. It was fun to dress up!

Awosting's theme was Roman., so in a way they were quite similar, but different enough. I've seen a video and it looked like they really got into it! They made all the boys sign up as consripts and then branded them and gave them a shield etc. Ours wasn't nearly as exciting as that, as all our girls were wearing their tribal shirts and so the girls didn't dress up as much, but us counsellors did! The night before, I had no idea what I was going to wear, so slapping something together quite quickly seemed to work in my favour.

Eventually, we got over to Awosting. The bus that we had had an external speaker and the bus driver let us yell chants into it, so that was quite fun. We headed down to their waterfront and they had up a tent and had painted their CIT's white and so they were pretending to be statues which was cool. Our maintenance men had made a sarcophagus (Which Lilla lovingly painted) that Charlotte, our waterfront director, was carried in down to their waterfront and popped out. That was pretty cool. Then our Chieftians of each tribe arrived in a pyramid on the waterfront dressed as mummies - awesome! 

Then the day commenced! It was super hot and I was down on the dock most of the day filming bits and pieces. Kinda wished I could get in the water, but kinda didn't at the same time. 

There is a big race called War Canoe - which is pretty self explanatory really, but its a huge race, and we haven't won it for 20 odd years, and we didn't win again this year, but it was super close!

We had a scrumptious dinner after, before, you guessed it, another social! Wasn't very exciting, DJ was pretty cruddy, but hey, it was fun to lax out a bit. 

And now! PHOTOS!!!

This is me and Gillian, who I managed to convince to help me film Watersports Day. Legendary Child!

Stef and Myself, Egyptian Style

The Roman Shields, and a Tom

Liam, Roman Style

The Roman Scorers. Somehow they got a hold of ink!

Me, Egyptian style!

Julia, Lilla and Me

Chazz and me, Walking like Egyptians

Egyptian Media

War canoes heading out

A very exhausted war canoe team

Conrad, Ellie and I at the social.

Bryn and I at social.

Watched some of the Black Sticks game this morning, ahhh it was so horribly close! Sad :(