Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Camp
What happens when you take 20 11-15 years olds camping in the Amazon? Surprisingly no serious injuries and a lot of fun. We took the kids on a school camping trip from the 5th-9th graders. We went to a simple family farm outside Manaus and let them loose for three days. There was lots of swimming, hiking in the jungle, and encounters with various creatures. By the end the two other chaperons and I were exhausted, but glad we bothered to help out. The kids had a blast although they complained every step of the way about having to do chores. We had them carry water in the house to wash dishes and flush toilets because there was no running water. It was pretty rustic, and the kids took baths in the creek on the farm, but they didn't complain about that at least. Anything is better than a regular school day I guess. Enjoy the pics. 
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This is pretty frickin' sweet, Brown. I'm more than a little bit jealous of all your day trips and camping and overnight trips and riverboating. The pictures are beautiful (except that you're not in them!).
P.S. I can only imagine what would have transpired if we had taken the Teamwork children hiking through the Amazon. Think about that.
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