The crackle of the fire, the smell of wood smoke, the taste of fresh sweet corn– the tearing of thorns? For the Player Development kids from Sint Maarten, all of these things say “Canadian summer.” This year, they got to experience their first camping in the temperate zone. We didn’t stay the night, but we did get to do all the best of camp activities. Tré, a teen from our group, writes about his time at Camp Wetaskiwin. 

The trip was almost over. We went to a campsite. It’s very nice.

We played “Capture the Flag” in the wild bush! It was really fun until I bruised my side. I got so many cuts as well, but it was worth it.

“No one was left unscathed.” -Theo, age 14

After, we dove into the pool to cool off, which was nice from all that running.

“We had lots of fun.” -Skijlaar, age 12

When we cooled enough we had dinner on the fire. Tin foil dinner, where we put chicken, onion, potatoes, and vegetables in the tin wrap it up and put it into the fire. It turned out to be delicious.

I would surely do it again.

Thanks, Tré, and thanks to everyone who made the camping trip happen! We had a great time. 

Read Theo’s article on Safari Niagara

Read Adonis’ article on Ontario Science Centre

Read Triston’s article on Harriet Tubman