The only time thunder though more so lightning (get bent light) keeps me awake is when it is within thirty feet of my sleep vicinity. For those metric people that'd be a little over nine meters. Yeah, nice and cozy close. It was a vicious storm that boom and crackled the entire night. It also flashed many many MANY times near Mary's side of the cabin. I was a bit restless and took a few steps to gain drowsiness. Sheep apparently don't work for me. At least coffee would be waiting for me at breakfast.
But before breakfast (I find this funny) a small incident happened to our cabin. Rebecca and I had forgotten to lock the door Monday night, namely me. See after the Blackhawks game I was about to passed out in dining hall. Hockey drains anyone and everyone of energy, especially a match like that. So locking the door was not on my mind. Sides the "lock" is just a tiny hook that you prop into a ring, not exactly fortifying. Regardless it wasn't locked. Well the wind might have been incredibly strong that night and decided to knock at our door. By knock I mean bash open. Oh my little darlings all screamed and it was up to half-dead Mary to solve it. I stumbled to the door with a few "I got it, I got it," and put a chair behind it. There we go, problem fixed.
Well not exactly. I mean I fixed the issue of the door but um the next morning during breakfast the power died. Apparently a tree fell at that moment onto the power lines. Oh boy, the entire camp doesn't have power. Wait what? The entire town is in the dark?! Oh crap.
Thanks to cellphones (with limited battery life) some electrical workers were called in and began to install new lines right then and there.
Wow. Thanks guys. They did accidentally burst a pipeline with their first hole that caused some backup in the grass later on. Oops, big oops by them. Least their hard work eventually gave us power. Not until 11 PM but hey, that kind of stuff takes a while.
Until that time we did rotations in the dark and in the rain. Being me I didn't bring a jacket and didn't have a poncho. Good thing my hair dries fast since I was frequently drenched by the weather. Also I wore black, another good move.
Later in the afternoon it brightened up and the kids were able to go swimming and kayaking as well. I sat on my butt and watched them from afar like an involved responsible parent. Thank you piercing, I really don't want to tread water in that small slimy section of beach. Kayaking would've been alright but again we can't really "go" anywhere. Sides once you've swum and kayaked among the Thousand Islands there's no going back to the kiddie pool. Plus it's for the kids to enjoy not the counselors.
We didn't have an all camp activity meaning my girls stayed in the cabin making crafts. I began work on an anklet while they applied temporary tattoos and created rubber band bracelets. It's nice having a quiet cabin that enjoys crafts, makes my job less stressful. Again I love these kids, however in years past I required energy drinks to stay awake for all five days. So it's a good break.
Despite being dark today went pretty well. Hope tomorrow is similar. And that my phone doesn't die before the power is back on.
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