“What was your favorite clinic, fellow?” I inquired of one lad.  Tennis was his pick and when I asked him what made tennis so good he replied, “We all got caught in that heavy rain and were soaked.”  The squall did not last but a few minutes and clinics resumed in what turned out to be a beautiful day here at Kingswood.

 

It was extremely pleasant after dinner so went for a campus stroll in search of anything good to observe.  Maybe it is a tad too soon to declare “Clean Mirth” as our raison d’etre but it sure looked like we are well on our way to this collective happenstance based on what I saw on my tour.

 

Gus Garbuio did a belly flop in the crazy dive game off the various towers at the end of the dock. His red belly is evident in my photo collection.  After dinner sponsorships are fluid opportunities for the boys and they can hop from one activity to the next if they so please.  As it happened, a few minutes later, I found poor Gus again, this time doing push ups for losing a thumb wrestling match.  I challenged an older boy to some questions on the US Constitution and declared it a draw when he was able to define ex post facto, a founding principle of our  nation.  All very laughable encounters.

 

My favorite venue of the evening was the “short side” soccer match from one sideline to the other with smaller goals.  Lots of shots on goal occur in this game and the caliber of play was outstanding with one fabulous move after another.

 

After watching the play for several minutes, I hollered out “What’s the score?” and received the response that triggered the title of today’s report. “We don’t know” revealed the perfect Kingswood attitude which I hope will persist throughout the session.

 

We concluded the day with a “closure” gathering at the stage on Pines Field.  The plan was to hand out camp T-shirts and Frisbees to boys who have been at camp for three years and more.  Just one full day into the session, and there were some budding friendships already in the making.  Great camp!

 

You are going to love Sara’s photos, which are posted (Campanion or CampIn Touch every day.  I see she made it to the first round of clinics and also got caught in the monsoon.  She can be depended upon to stick it out when she smells a good photo op in the making. You’ll probably never get any better pix of your boys.

 

It occurred to me that many of you would enjoy sharing these essays and photos with family and friends.  Simple.  Just log into your CampIn Touch account and click on Guest Accounts. You can see what that screen looks like in my photo album.