> I made it to First Class and had a fun time at it. I'm not so much of an outdoorsman as I am a computer geek, so it could only be enjoyable to a certain extent. I remember in particular one campout we took on an Air Force base, which only sticks out in my mind because it was so *not* rugged. The base had a movie theater, a bowling alley, a great beach nearby, and some of the best (and cheapest) food I've ever had. Everybody spent the trip surfing and skimboarding, and living it up on the town, except for the leaders, who seemed to enjoy sitting in lawn chairs sipping coffee.
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> Well, the scoutmaster, Mr. Ortner, didn't drink coffee because he said it stunts your growth. The irony is that he was already only about 4'10", and we affectionately nicknamed him Mr. Shortner. :-) He liked hot chocolate, however, and bummed around with all the other adults at the campsite. Old people are so boring sometimes.

I have been a Girl Guide (Girl Scouts in the U.S.) leader for 10 years now and next weekend I'm cooking for 40 people and co-ordinating the meals for 60 more in a total of 3 kitchens. I don't have a catering background, I'm a mom who cooks for 5 on a regular basis. If I went to a camp like the one you described, I'd sit around in a deck chair drinking coffee too!!
All the leaders usually work very hard to make sure the campers have a good time...after a weekend camp, it usually takes us a week to recover!
I don't think that makes me boring...

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