Today we took Maegan to her first time at a sleepaway camp. She’ll be away for the next two weeks at Camp Pisgah , located 140 miles away in Brevard, North Carolina, near the Pisgah National Forest, which is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This will be the longest time she’s been away from us, and more importantly it will be the longest time Patty’s been away from Maegan.
Maegan will be at Camp Pisgah for two consecutive week-long sessions (a birthday present from my mom (thank you)). Her friend Olivia, who went to Camp Pisgah last year too, will be there with Maegan for both sessions. The first week she’ll be in a program called Night Mares, in which the campers will get to ride horses each night. (Nightmares, get it?) The second week she’ll be in a program called Llama Trek, in which the campers will get to go on hikes with llamas carrying their gear. No, I’m not kidding. Plus the entire camp operates under a different overall theme each week too. So in addition to her Night Mares program, the entire camp has a “Magic & Mysteries” theme for the week too – a Harry Potter type theme. When we checked her in today all the counselors were dressed like Hogwarts staff and students. The check in shelter was labeled “Station 12½ ” (like the “Platform 9¾” from Harry Potter, but I assume different so they don’t infringe on copyrights), and the campers were each separated into
There isn’t that much more to say at this time but we expect to be able to see photos of Maegan at camp while she’s still up there so hopefully I’ll try to post about some in the next two weeks.
P.S. On our way home (after three hours) we stopped to pick up Hunter from Sandi and Johns. Hunter will be staying with us for two weeks.
