Rendezvous begin

The 2009 rendezvous season began with a bang. The pins felt the pain in Kansas City when Mike and I bowled against throngs of Chippewa locals. All sorts of style and flair found its way to the lanes. Patrick definitely had the most refined form from many late nights of watching '70s bowling highlight reels on ESPN. Grant bowled like a true champion and vowed to bowl every day until our next meeting to improve his already stellar skills. Mark and William each had their own unique approach (Mark even managed 4 strikes in a row!!). Maybe a few rounds of washers this summer will improve all our games.

From there it was on to sunny St. Louis for a whirlwind tour. The camp fair gave us an opportunity to catch up on what some of the other camps in our area are up to and to meet some great prospective campers for summer 2009. Immediately following we raced off to the largest rock climbing gym I have ever seen. We enjoyed excellent instruction and our own private section for climbing. Gyde, Ethan, David and myself all did our best not to be shown up too badly by Gyde's sister Elizabeth. Everyone made it to the top of several different runs. Later that evening we enjoyed a less than quiet few hours of rook with the Finns and Lunds. Mary had better watch out because we are all practicing!

With more rock climbing, bocce, curling and even snow tubing yet to come, this new Rendezvous format has campers everywhere all abuzz. Check the website for dates and events in your city. You never know which counselors might show up to teach you a thing or two about some exotic sport. Start practicing!