1:00 p.m. 5th and 6th Team rotations and processing
This afternoon was filled with more awesome activities. We started off with a trust exercise that grew. Well we all got into two circles and one person closed their eyes and got pushed around. This is scary for me in two ways. Both of which have something to do with BIG GUYS. Number one is pushing a big guy into me (a not too little, but small enough). Then when it was my turn, number two comes into play. I think I flew from one person to another at one point. The next was an actual
Trust Fall
You know the drill 8+ people stand with arms outstretched and you stand on a pedestal and fall backwards (straight) and hope they catch you. I went first to prove to myself that I could it better than I did in scout camp many years ago. The hint on that one is this: "Pretend you are squeezing a penny between your butt cheeks." - Brother Clark. It works, it really works!
Spider's Web
Another "Rush to do it" by my company in this one. We do a really good job of it. Basic premise, bungee cords strung up web-like. Then you have to (without talking) pass everyone through holes to the other side without touching the web. the one thing that helped us was to pick a whole you knew you could go through. That's all I'm going to give as a hint on that.
Giant Swing
I went first again and like the Power Pole from the day before I was most afraid of ending it too soon. I was holding onto a short bit of rope that help my two caribeeners together and it started to slip the further/higher I got. Here is Rachel Huey going at it. This was priceless.
4:00 p.m. Company Initiatives
Now this was some fun stuff. Since this is getting long as is and I'm pretty sure you're tired of hearing about Badger Creek... What? You're not, you want more. Ok!
Rock, Paper, Scissors
Ultimate RPS fights. No strategy here so you'll just have to deal with this one on your own.
Snow Shoe Relay
Much like the ski relay from the day before, but this time it was one person on a pair of snow shows that were made out of all wood and then straps. No mesh and it was difficult to tie on and keep them on in the run. We got lapped by the other company. Why yes I am still bitter! j/k
Save the Chicken
Last one guys! You have to pick the three least talkative people to control the situation. No one can talk at all and they have to direct you. The object is to use a rope and all the people you need to get a rubber chicken from this ring of 10-12 feel (snow for us) lava, and by not touching it, rescue the "baby". We had a great idea and I'm never telling you how we did it. No I won't, even if you pay me $20 to my paypal account at acieffe@gmail.com to which I would reply by email with the way to do it. Still not going to do it. *shifts eyes*
6:00 p.m. Dinner
Such a relief to know we weren't going so far to the camp site, just to the lodge and then a good dinner. Alright I am going to openly say I was pretty stupid (Rachel, stop agreeing) about the way I handled dinner. I made multiple mistakes. All of which (except the potatoes) could have been remedied with a bit of looking around. As for the potatoes, I should have had them cooked before we came up. Potatoes take about an hour to bake, which we had the time, but I helped complain about not having enough time that it prolonged the cooking of other things to about an hour. But dinner overall was a success.
After dinner, some went to go sledding. I chose to stay and chat and relax. I had enough fun in the kitchen for the night. I did find a cool book about frontier toys. After the sledding those that did not go to bed, played card games or talked till about 12:00 or even 1:00. I stayed up for a while talking (ok I just listened) with Brother Clark and listen to Jonathan Sarlo's "How I Joined the Church" story. I really enjoyed Brother Clark's transition from politics to, "So Gabby, where are you from?" that was funny. After that I went to bed. Good Night and Good Luck.
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