Evendays

Thanks, everyone, for the welcome back!

There are now two separate dining areas at the kids’ camp. We used to jam 140 people into one area. Gone is that very first meal when the sound reverberates in your ears, and you’re wondering how you’ll survive another 40 meals in that environment. Welcome to camp.

No buffet style here. No lines. Meals are served family style at tables of 10. Most start with soup or end with salad. There’s always a starter along with the main dish. At lunch cheese is served (no wine) before desert. Fruit counts as desert.

We drink water fresh from one of the sources of the Loire River. (We even bathe in spring water… Thus, my soft skin… Did I tell you about the time the main blew on the pump at the source? 3 days without water for the whole camp… Quite an adventure!)

On American day we had hamburgers, hotdogs and French fries. On other days we had quiche, stuffed tomatoes, vol au vent, spaghetti, lasagna, chicken wings and egg rolls, Mexican food, fried fish and rice. Always some veggies. Often potatoes. Bread from the local bakery. Few kids went to bed hungry. Leftovers got eaten by staff after the midnight meetings.

A big thanks to the cooks who started the day at 6:30 and finished at 21:30.