Nathan and I offered “Ferrari boat rides” last evening, Ferrari being our nickname for the new Ski Nautique..  As always, there was plenty going on about campus but we had enough tourists for two cruises around the lake.  The first group was treated to a majestic show by a Great Blue Heron perched first at top of a giant dead tree, only to take off towards the heavens and land atop another almost identical tree top.  He was still there for the second go-around.

That group got two up-close encounters with Lake Tarleton’s resident loons.  We saw a threesome, which means that something was up since loon pairs mark their territory (usually a single body of water) and defend it in earnest. We also came across a group of Kingswood boys just as they arrived at Pirate Cove for an overnight outing.  My photos show some of this action, including a magnificent sunset.  Concluded one passenger, “My mother would love this.”

The tours ended just in time for us to hightail it up to the “Theater in the Pines” for the evening closure event.  It is very good camp when we bring all the boys together at the end of the day.  Moms would love it.  Announcements, skits and music are the main features of such gatherings.  Mike Wiff dominated the proceedings with 1000 different adjustments to his “Pemi Day” rosters and it was also announced that the treasure hunters are honing in on the prize.  Jocelyn Sabiston, daughter of staffers Todd and Audry, found a major clue in a hollowed out book located in the Main Lodge library.  Today could be the day…

But, today is far more dedicated to a round of dozen or so games with our good friends from Camp Pemigewasset.  Once upon a time, we had to really hustle to man such a large number of participants to cover so  many events.  This time, it appears that roster-trimming is tempting.  But, Kingswood is not into the idea of cutting boys from teams so I think Mike plans on requesting multiple games within each age group.

A logistical nightmare, almost assuredly, but with our values of 1) sportsmanship, 2) participation and 3) winning – in that order – it seems like the smart thing to do.  “My mother would love this,” is an emotion pouring through some of your veins right about now.  Dads, too, I would guess.