Indian Princess Camping Trip

Tony and Regan spent the weekend in Arapohoe, NC at an Indian Princess camping trip. All the tribes from Raleigh/Durham NC attended. They had a BLAST. Regan did not want to come home. When they did arrive home Regan was instructed to say, "Daddy is the Man and he took good care of me!" :) But, being her shy self she just giggled and told Daddy to tell me. It was pretty funny hearing Tony tell me, "He was the man!" Although I do agree!!!! He is a good man taking his little girl on a weekend long camping trip. What a neat experience!!! I remember my Indian Princess days with my daddy and they were so special and now it is neat to see Regan having those same neat experiences. By the way Dad, I found my Indian Princess nametag the other day in a closet and my Indian name was "Walking Turtle." Tony and Regan got a big kick out of that and Tony said, "how appropriate for a cross-country runner to have the name Walking Turtle." :) What were we thinking Dad?? :)

They had a very busy weekend. They arrived Friday night and had an ice cream social. They did not get to bed Friday night until 11:30 pm. Saturday, they went canoeing, BB gun shooting, went on a ferry boat ride, digging for shark teeth (I think their total count was 69), swimming in the lake and playing on a waterslide, big bonfire followed by fireworks, and finally in bed around 10:00 pm. Whew....it was a busy day. Then, Sunday they had a devotion after breakfast and then went canoeing and BB gun shooting again and left around 11:30 to come home.

It was such a neat experience for both of them. They are already talking about their camping trip for next year. I asked Regan what her favorite part of the weekend was and she said, "EVERYTHING!" That pretty much sums it up. Tony was able to take some photos but not a lot because he was too busy having fun! He said a lot of dads were taking pictures so we hope to obtain some from them and then we can post some of Tony and Regan.

The cabin where they slept. Their whole tribe (8 dads and 8 daughters) was in this cabin.

This is a view from the outside of the cabin. The windows were screened so Tony said it got a little chilly and you could hear all the outdoor sounds. They loved this aspect feeling like they were outdoors but having a nice bed instead of a cold, hard ground. This is the view from their cabinThis is the big field outside their cabin where they could play ball or other games. They did play a little soccer, jump roping and some basketball.Regan sporting her "Daddy's Little Princess" shirt.Regan on the ferry boat rideDaddy and Regan canoeing.