Welcome to Camp Gibbi Gibbi!
Down in Glimmerbrook, Arabella and Lis had just come home from shopping in Magnolia Promenade. Lis needed a new dress for Liliana's wedding, and after much debate, they settled on a pretty, wine red layered dress with a bow in the back. She tried it on at home, and Arabella tied her hair into elaborate braids with roses in it that looked really good but were a little bit itchy.
"It'll just be a few hours." Arabella reassured her as she took the flowers back out. "You look like a little princess in that. Now go put it away- we need to pack your bags for summer camp."
Yes, Lis was going to summer camp for the very first time! Camp Gibbi Gibbi awaited! She was beyond excited- it would be completely different from anything she'd ever done before.
She was a little nervous, though, about being away from home for a whole week. What if she got homesick?
Arabella and Peter promised her they'd call every night if she wanted, but they were absolutely certain she would have a great time.
In the morning, Arabella prepared a hearty breakfast to send Lis off with. "You'll need your energy for all the activities."
"Do you know what we're doing?" Lis asked eagerly as she shoveled down her breakfast.
"They sent me your agenda, yes. Today you'll be doing outdoor activities like kayaking and archery, and then on Tuesday you'll be focusing on mental skills. There'll be card games, science tables, that sort of thing."
"What about Wednesday?"
"Wednesday is a Creativity Day. You'll be making papercrafts, drawings, and I think there was a mention of a hike to see the Geyser. Thursday is Social Day, you'll be doing group activities, and then I believe Friday is a free day."
"That all sounds fun." Lis decided. "I'll have to take pictures of the geyser for you."
"That would be very nice, sweetheart."
Once Lis had finished breakfast, it was time to go. Peter gave her a big hug goodbye, and told her, "You'll be so busy having fun, you won't have time to miss us. Go have lots of adventures, alright? We'll see you Friday evening."
Lis arrived at Camp Gibbi Gibbi just after 9am, along with most of the other campers. To her absolute delight, among the campers was her friend, Channing! (Who had recently been adopted by Queen Bianca, but Lis didn't care about the status of that so much.)
"I can't believe we're at camp together! This is awesome!"
"We're going to have so much fun this week." Channing declared, equally as enthusiastic to see her.
Lis soon made an introduction to another girl at camp, named Aeris Chavez-Ralston. Aeris was friendly and excited to be there, and Lis immediately knew they would be friends.
"This is my third summer at Camp Gibbi Gibbi." Aeris told her. "Usually I go every year, but last year my family went to Tartosa for the summer."
"I've always wanted to go to Tartosa, what was it like?"
"It was really pretty! The sand there is so soft, it's almost like snow!"
The kids were soon told to take their pick of playing on the playground equipment or practicing archery, and Lis and Aeris took off to the monkey bars together. Lis really wanted to do archery, but the targets had filled up so fast! She'd have to wait her turn.
Lis was the last person to get a turn on the archery targets, but that also meant that she got to spend the rest of outdoor time on it. She loved archery- maybe she could start a contest with the other kids at the end of camp!
At 1 o'clock, it was time for water activities! Most of the kids wanted to play in the water, but Lis decided to try one of the kayaks. She liked swimming, but she didn't feel like spending a whole three hours directly in the water.
She quickly found out that she really, really liked kayaking. The lake was cool and glittering in the summer sun, and a pleasant breeze kept said sun from roasting her alive.
5 o'clock was dinner and campfire time! Everyone gathered around the big campfire as the sun set to roast hot dogs and marshmallows, and tell campfire stories! When it was Lis's turn, she made up a magical fairy tale about a giant and a princess. Her friends loved it!
By the time bedtime rolled around, Lis was exhausted. She'd meant to call her parents- but she was just so sleepy, and the top bunk looked so inviting...
She'd call them tomorrow, and tell them what a great time she had at her first day of summer camp.
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