“Be silly, be fun, be different, be wacky. Because life is too short to be anything but happy.” 

Today was our first Wacky Wednesday of the summer and the campers (and staff!) sure got creative with their outfits. The wackier, the better!

Tonight, bunk Zinnia is going out on the very first overnight hike led by Tembe, “Mr. T”, and it’s going to be a beautiful starry Pocono Mountain night. Mr. T promises to teach some new songs at the campfire and then it’s time to hunker down in your Yurt, girls. You’ll sleep well. It’s early morning wake-up in the woods and outdoor breakfast. Speaking of outdoor breakfasts, today was our first outdoor grove breakfast with bunks Maple, Birch and Buttercup enjoying made-to-order eggs in Barbara’s Bar B Q pit. There was lots of Lacrosse on Mitchell Field today including Lexi J, “attacker”, in full pink gear with matching eye guard, lacrosse sticks, gloves and shorts.

And there was a big announcement yesterday (in addition to Junior towel service)! This year’s first show will be (drum roll please)… Beauty and the Beast! Try-outs have already begun! Everybody gets in! Or in the words of Lumiere, “Be our Guest!”

While we were being wacky in Greeley, our 11^th graders were settling into their camp in Maui! Aloha, people! We can’t wait to hear (and share!) their updates.

Have we really only been here for 3 full days?! Our day started with the big CA send-off. Maui-bound, baby! The weather held out for us this morning for some Wibit action at the lake, an optional rest hour soccer clinic and a Junior girls hiking trip through Dingmans and Raymondskill Falls. Our other Junior girls loved playing basketball on Chadwin Court with Chad, a true PFC legend. We brought our second group of water-skiers to Lake Wallenpaupack and we’ll be bringing 3 boats of campers almost every day for the rest of the summer! We’ve been hearing a lot of singing around camp and it’s not just from the music playing at today’s well-attended hip hop dance class!

We kicked off the summer 2016 TOP Cooks program with cupcake decorating and boy was the result impressive! We think we have some future “cake bosses” on our hands. They’re even making their own recipe book so that they can recreate their masterpieces with their families at home!

And now the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the big Junior camp announcement. We are now implementing a towel service pilot program for Junior camp! No more soaking wet lake towels on the clotheslines in Junior camp. We’ll be providing clean, dry towels to our Juniors at the pool and lake and we have a feeling our Seniors will be right behind them. PFC 2016: newer, cleaner, BETTER!

Tomorrow’s big reveal? A new activity that we think would look great on the game deck.

                                                             Aloha, CAs!

It’s the most famous trail in the world, the iconic Appalachian Trail. If you start in Georgia you can reach Maine. And some of its most stunning sections are right here at the Delaware Water Gap in Pennsylvania. Today, our tripping leader, professional adventurer and award-winning teacher, Nafis took the boys of bunk Pine for a hike along the trail.

These campers will surely have many achievements and successes in their lives. And today will be one of them. One day they’ll be able to tell their grandchildren, “I hiked the Appalachian Trail.”

PS: Stay tuned for an exciting announcement about a new addition to Junior camp tomorrow! It’s a big one and is sure to be a parent-pleaser!