Fort Stevens Day 2

We were greeted on the 2nd day of our camping trip by rain! Being hearty souls, we put on our warm jackets and got to work. Half of the boys were in charge of breakfast, so they chopped, diced, and scrambled. We all enjoyed our boil in the bag omelletes in the warmth of our yurts.

After breakfast we spent an hour working in our yurts on math until it was time to leave for the military museum. At the museum we watched the training films from WWII, studied the scale model of the fort, and of course sat in the jeep.

The sun came out just in time for us to tour the batteries. We learned all about the disappearing rifles (and the difference between rifles and cannons), dark spooky hallways, military life, camoflauge techniques, and the long history of the fort.

Just as our time at the battery ended, the rain started again. We returned to camp where half the class took their script and 3 parent chaperones and filmed their WWII movie at Battery Russell. The other half worked with me to learn to carve stamps. The groups switched after an hour. We then grabbed the supplies for dinner and took it to the covered picnic area by the lake. Many of the students wanted to swim, so swim they did. For about 5 seconds. They quickly learned that the lake was COLD! One group managed to stay in for an entire 5 minutes before I was mean and made them get out.

A fire in the firepit was very welcome, both to those that jumped in the water and those that didn't.

The night ended with very tired students returning to their yurt to enjoy a few minutes together before lights out. In my yurt that meant it was time for manicures.