Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Boston

Hi everyone not sure how often I can put these up but I’ll be writing them as often as I can and then just be putting them all up together.
4am start yesterday, up early to catch the plane to Boston. Nancy got up and drove me which was really nice said goodbye and checked in. Travelling by myself they always seem to ask if i want the emergency exit seat which is cool-lots of leg room but the whole plane is up the creek if there is a real emergency! I was sitting on the window which was good but, 'Sam sparrow' look alike was next to me and he smelt kind funky, like he hadn't had a good bath for a while, lucky the flight wasn’t too long 2 1/2 hours. So I have left the land of '10,000 lakes' and arrived in sunny Boston, Massachusetts.
Off the plane and waiting to my bag, right got the bag and up with the pack, msging Kelly to try and find her and the bus that we needed to catch. I'm in with the united airlines not sure what terminal. Kelly: Ok I’m at the bus stop in terminal B. Right had to ask the info desk where the P&B (Plymouth & Brockton) bus picks up from "right out there honey" says an old lady who sounds like 'Boston rob' from survivor. Right out i tot with the pack and my 2 other bags to balance me out. Looking around no Kelly and no B&P bus sign, ok back into the terminal when I spied a sign 'you are in terminal C' great wrong terminal! "Come on pack we gotta get moving!"
Following the signs heading to terminal B, walking walking walking right I can see a terminal up ahead, this should be it........."you are now in terminal A" @#$%*!!! Why arent they in alphabetical order??? Walking walking walking walking finally on the horizon hahaha I see terminal C, YES! Out the doors and right there is Kelly waiting with her bags - boy was i glad to see her! Literally 1 minute later the bus pulls up, on we jump heading to Plymouth, which is the town nearest to Kingston (where the camp is situated). An hour or so later we arrived at a big car parking lot by the freeway with a macca's. So sitting in the aircon was nice, it’s really hot here about 90 and so very humid, which is apparently not usual for this area.
Suzanne the camp director came to get us in a big white school van, she is really nice - which is a relief! Kesia from Poland arrived the day before and came with Suzanne. Then off to the Kingston train station to pick up Leigh, who is from, of all places - Ulladulla! (FOU no time to jump out to take a pic and plus no train lol) Driving back to camp the area is real forestry. There is a lake by the camp and the cabins look like something out of parent trap, brown with green rooves. All 10 of the counselors are staying in the one lower dorm for the 1st week for 'bonding'. Looking around the dorm we have stepped back in time to the 1970's!!! Small old spring beds line the two opposite walls, we make up the beds with these old sheets that are from the 60's (moving into the future!) We went for a walk around camp its small but cute, lots of rabbits, chipmunks and squirrels running around. Didn’t have anything to do so it was nice just looking around.
So over the next few hours all the girls started to to arrive Ola from Poland, Sarah from Wales (i love her accent, could listen to it all day!) Veerena from Germany, Hollie from England, Nicky from Melbourne and poor Marie from Sweden who had been travelling for 40hrs without sleep! Everyone is really nice and getting on well lots of laughs and giggles. Went down to the lake which we have nicknamed the 'swap' due to the smell and lillypad / algae looking stuff. They have a sign saying they test the water regularly and that its safe so I guess we'll see when we all have to lifeguard!!
All our meals are prepared by Joanne and they are delicious, feels like home cooked stuff. We had pasta, meatballs and salad. Then off to bed - we were all in bed by 8pm and it was still light mostly everyone went to sleep but the ozzies and Nzer stayed up chatting about the camp and what to except today.
Speak soon
Cheerio

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