Fall is in the Air
Students awoke this morning to a truly vivid day – the green of the trees, the pale blue of the sky, the deep green-yellow-blue of the ocean – all impossibly bright in the September sun. The air was crisp and refreshing and had the feel of fall to it.
When I checked in with the Providence Country Day and Applewild groups, there were smiles all around. The distinct smell of campfire lingered on everyone’s clothing bringing to mind the meals and conversations around the campfire they must all have had last night.
All of the Friends Academy groups checked in this afternoon via cell phone. Apparently, it has been a gorgeous day out on Montsweag Bay. A few groups are off of their itineraries due to wind, but report that students are safe and having fun. Because the winds are reported to build tomorrow afternoon and evening, we have asked all salt water canoeing groups to return to the main campus early tomorrow morning. They will likely camp out on one of the 11 campsites here on Chewonki Neck for the last night of their trip.
Up on the St. Croix River, the Pike School is probably trying out one of the new campsites on the U.S. side of the river. The St. Croix runs along the border of the U.S. and Canada, and for many years, paddlers were allowed to camp on either side of the border as they ran the river. Two years ago, that changed, and now U.S. groups can only camp on the U.S. side. To make this work better, new campsites were built on the U.S. side, and on Friday, we should hear what the Pike students think of them!
Another wonderful Wednesday at the “Wonk!”