June 20, 2012-We arrived at camp, participated in the flag ceremony and then we spent the morning working on our Juliette Lowe 100 Years of Girl Scouts Patch. We started out learning about trail signs and learning how to use rocks and sticks to make directional signs on trails. The girls then took time and made some of the signs with small groups.
The 2nd station we went to was 100 years of Girl Scouting. We learned about the many things that girls did as Girl Scout throughout the years! There were large boards in one of the rooms at the Program Center and on them were Girl Scouts of the 1910's- through present time. It was very interesting and informative to read about how the scouts started and the many different things they have been a part of over the years! I have decided that we need to hit Savannah, Georgia one of these days! Lots of Girl Scout history there. The girls answered questions about this station with a buddy.
After that station, we went outside to learn how to tie knots. The girls learned how to tie square knots and one other kind of knot that I can't remember the name of.
Lunch time! Being at Dellwood always makes a girl hungry, so we headed to the lodge for food.
After lunch was a much needed swim. It was so hot this week. The highs were in the 90's most of the week. The pool was a welcome sight. After pool was something new! Outdoor cooking! We don't usually do outdoor cooking and it looked so interesting as we had watched other girls cook during the day.
The girls started out making pancakes on a vagabond stove. This is a large can that has the bottom cut out of it and is vented at the top. Inside of the large can is a small can filled with cardboard dipped in wax. This was the heat source. The cardboard was set on fire and the large can was set on top. The girls got to make pancakes on top of the large cans. The helpers sprayed it and poured the pancake batter and the girls got to flip the pancakes. They thought this was very cool! They got to eat them with yummy syrup! Sarah's burned, so Mommy made one and Sarah got to eat that one!
Then the girls got to see a mess kit and hear about all the different things a mess kit could be used for. The mess kit reminded me of Jenny's mess kit she had in Girl Scouts. We then headed to our next station, donut frying. The girls were able to make a donut by taking a Pillsbury biscuit and putting it into a pot of oil that was cooking over a fire. Well, the grownups put it in, but they got to poke the hole in the donut. They also got to see a stove made out of a box wrapped in aluminum foil. The box was used to bake brownies. Hot coals were placed inside the oven and then it was ready to bake. I had seen nothing like it. So cool!
We rushed out of there and headed to flag. We had flag duty Wednesday. Sarah had a speaking part and did very well. Grace helped to carry the flag out after we retired the colors. Our unit did a great job!
Well, we are on the bus and almost home on Friday night. I will blog later about the rest of the week. I'm now looking forward to a shower, beverage, and a bed! The girls both did really well. Grace was pretty tired around noon and wasn't a very happy camper, however, at the end of the day, she said she didn't want to leave and she wanted to live at Dellwood. Glad she enjoyed it. Thursday and Friday will be coming soon!
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