Never A Dull Moment

So much for the laid-back camping lifestyle. Just when we thought that things were falling into place to start the camping season, a number of twists, challenges and heartbreaks paid us a visit.
First. On a sad note. Our newest camp dog, Chase, had to be put down on Friday night June 27. Summer staff were arriving and one of the adults who was staying the weekend was moving his vehicle and the dog ran under it at the wrong time. It's injuries were extensive and there was no other choice.
On a personal note, David finally got some news of his bone marrow sample on Wednesday June 25. He is not producing enough white blood cells which is the cause of his lethargy and lack of stamina. More tests are on the horizon and the adventure continues.
Fast forward. Tuesday , July 1. Freak, isolated, wind storm came through at 5:00 P.M. resulting in the downing of 2 hydro poles, 3 transformers and many trees and wires. Thankfully no one was injured and there was little to no damage to any of our building structures. Our generator maintained some lights and the water system. Main freezers and fridges were not on the auxiliary, so we kept them shut. A small generator was hooked up for the houses for freezers, etc. It was loud though and seemed to vibrate off all the rock here. BRAVO to Manitoba Hydro!!! about 3 trucks and 7-10 workers. They arrived at camp within an hour, worked through the night and restored our power at 5:15 in the morning.(Approx. 4 hrs before our first junior campers arrived...whew) Today was a day for cleaning up fallen trees, scraping up oil from the broken transformers {an environmental cleanup was going on today courtesy of MB hydro} and getting our first group of campers settled. We still have no phone power but hopefully that won't take too long to restore. You would think that we were past the worst of it. But wait!!!!
Wednesday, July 2, 4:30 P.M. Call came from our food delivery truck. It was seriously broken down in Rennie, 17 km away. Sonya was trying not to panic. Some of our staff had to take a couple of trucks to pick up our supplies, all 102 pieces, or they would be taken back to Winnipeg by the tow truck and leave us with almost nothing to serve our campers for the rest of the week.
Whew!! When God wants to stretch us, one word comes to our minds....CAMP!