Day Off

Because Kids camp was a short camp I took a day off from cleaning up and preparing for the next camp. So in that day I went with Amy, Lacey and Lorne Theissen to visit Camp Stagitawa trail Rides camp which is the camp they help at in the summer. 

The camp is 2hours east of Blueberry and situated in a valley. There is a cabin which is the only permanent building and it is used as the cooks store room. The campers and wranglers sleep in Tepees which I think is super cool.

The point of the camp is trail rides so that is what they mostly do. We arrived in time for chapel and breakfast and then joined the ride. In total there were 28 of us riding. The horse I got to ride is the Paint called Dove behind the wonderful horse named Broomtail. If a child does something bad Broomtail is who they ride. One of the boys had heard about Broomtail and wanted to ride him. So Lacey and I quickly added some features to the broom. His face was priceless when he realised that Broomtail was not a real horse.

When we stopped for lunch the field had wild strawberries. They are small but really yummy, all the better after riding for 2hours and picking them yourself. We roasted sausages and had vegies which we had all carried in backpacks and saddle bags. 

It was such an enjoyable ride going through bush, across creeks and up and down hills. A great way to be outside enjoying God's creation. It was very warm out, we have now had a whole week of temperatures in the high 20's, getting up to 32^C. Now it is back to preparations ready for the camp that comes in tomorrow.