And we're off to Wilderness Camp! (aka Stress Camp) Nelle and I are both leaders of our own groups, which is scary and exciting. it's also pouring rain, and it's supposed to keep doing so for at least 3 of the 4 days we're out there. so....that's...something. actually, i'm going on a new route that nobody's done before, and i think there's huts for me to sleep in at night, if we really need to. nelle, though, is going on a more central route, so she has to duke it out with 2 other leaders to see who gets the dry sleeping places. one of the other leaders has been sick for a while, and just last night they finally made the call that she wouldn't be going, so they're having to split up the 5th group among the other 4, so each leader is getting 10 kids, or thereabouts. my co-leader this year is a young-ish australian gal, and i'm pretty excited to have her going with. i have a 0-for-4 record of my co-leaders ever coming back to lead again, so i'm hoping she'll break that trend.

more from the other side!