What's Great About Camp?

update from Lee - Sent Tue 3rd July 08:02am (Hawaii Time)

The question "What's great about Camp Erdman?" has brought a number of responses so far after one and half days in Hawaii.

The Food
We had a great lunch of salad bar, chicken salad, tuna salad, plus macaroni and cheese, breaded chicken pieces, lemonade with lemons.

The Swimming
Some had a great work out in the 25 yard pool with our own "Andrew-made" lane lines from NZ and Camp-made flags with yellow caution streamers instead of the traditional flags.

The Beach
Soft, golden sands just beside our cabins with rock pools where we now have a school of tiny fish and baby and not so baby crabs. And wonderful warm water to wade into after a hard day at camp. Falling asleep with the sound of gentle waves lapping the shore...

The Odyssey! You May Ask?
It is the most challenging and one of the largest rope courses in the world. This ropes course is in a unbelievable setting between the ocean and the mountains. It is so amazing that it is hard to
describe. Try to visualize this: about 9 levels of wires over 25 meters high strung between three towers the length of a rugby field. The swimmers were in groups of eight and worked together for over two hours transversing all types of physical and mental obstacles to complete the course under the direction and encouragement of their Camp Erdman leaders. Please be assured that everyone was safely belted into and double attached to the structure's wires at all times, with hard hats.

After they learned to trust their abilities they were tight-wire walking as high as any circus performer and working together in teams to jump between platforms, swing forward on a wooden bench, and walking solo, in pairs and in quads. At first there was apprehensive laughter and by the end there was the laughter of satisfaction of accomplishment and exhaustion.

End Of Day (Mon 2nd July)
The evening ended with another workout, dinner and then team meeting. Andrew briefed the children on the next day, where we are going visit tourist America, i.e. the Water Park (Disneyland in the water). So far, the camp feels very much like being in New Zealand. We occupy a group of cabins by the beach and pool that we have all by ourselves. The water park that we will visit should be quite a contrast.

It was to bed with lights out at 9:30 pm. And by all accounts all went to sleep quickly and quietly, awaiting the 5:30 am alarm for the next work-out Tuesday morning.

A Note For The Parents
The camp is well appointed and our team of Camp leaders are professional and work well with the swimmers on the camp activities. Any of our additional requests are met with a smile and taken care of quickly. The camp is handling our transport
in small school buses. And you would be proud of your children's behavior.