The best thing about this camp is that during the down-time we can go to the beach. For two nights, the kids are staying on private property that is about a 5-minutes walk from the sea. Laura and I got to spend some time there on Wednesday while we were waiting for the kids to show up from their 18 kilometer hike.
It was our day to speak, so we presented a short lesson on 'endurance'. We used the movie 'Castaway' as the background since the whole team had been on the beach. We zeroed in on the ending of the movie where Tom Hanks stands at the crossroads trying to decide what do next with his life. Obviously, we tried to get the kids to understand they are at a crossroads and they must make some decisions. We even had our own little 'Wilson'.
The activity to go along with presentation was pretty fun. There is a small river (the Uzava) that empties into the Baltic Sea at exactly where we were. Each team had to build a small raft and we then had a raft race from up river to the sea. They could only use natural materials. The race ended up very competitive as the current either stalled the small rafts on rocks or swept them through the narrow channels.
This is a beautiful place. Much of it is very unspoiled and it is not like the beaches around Texas at all. We have certainly enjoyed our time here. We hope to come back in the late fall.
This is an old wooden bridge over the Uzava River to the beach.
The great 'Castaway' raft race is about to begin...
No betting, please....
The winners!
A view of the Uzava River from the bridge and the Baltic Sea in the distance.
The stakes are fish nets to keep the fish from being washed out to sea.
Seaside cliffs....
A nearby Baptist church. Still being used today...
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