The summer comes to a close

We said goodbye to our final campers last week. See you next year, everybody!

Waving to the last busloads of campers

All Camp Event, Session 8

As our final session winds down, here are a few final pictures from our all-camp event this week.

Parachute!

Pillow joust

We'll miss you, Session 8!

Beating the heat in Session 8

Yesterday was a bit hot, so we found lots of ways to stay cool here at Orkila!

Sponged!

Horsemasters take a dip

Session 8 continues

We're having a fantastic final summer session here at Camp Orkila. Here are a few more pictures for you to enjoy.

Archery!

Fun during open rec

Giant swing!

Session 8 going strong!

Session 8 is halfway done already! We're having a fantastic time so far.

Fun on a dock jump

Wreckage training

British Day!

Throughout "British Day" campers could receive replica (oversized) British Currency for correctly answering trivia questions.

Our British Staff that made British Day a reality...


... along with the help of our amazing Kitchen Staff. English muffins, fish and chips, tea, bangers and mash! Yippee!

The Queen watches over the meal proceedings :)

Katie from out Kitchen Staff is "knighted" as a way of saying thank you for all of their hard work. Thanks Kitchen Staff!

Session 8 continues

Session 8 has started well. We're really enjoying having our campers here!

Marine Bio on the beach

Playing in the grass

Session 8 is go!

Our final session of the summer has started! Here is a picture from our opening campfire.

Session 7 Winds Down

Our Session 7 campers leave tomorrow. It's hard to believe how quickly the week went! Here are a few more photos from the past few days.

At the skate park

High Ropes

Recent Orkila sunset =D

Session 7 Slideshow is up!

Our slideshow from Session 7 of 2009 here at YMCA Camp Orkila has been posted. See you next year, campers!

Session 7 Slideshow - 2009 from Camp Orkila on Vimeo.

Session 7 Going Strong!

It's a great week here at Orkila! Here are a few recent pictures.

Orchard tag

Belay on the high ropes

Session 7 Continues

In the pool

Low ropes course

Session 7!

Our Session 7 campers have arrived and are doing well. Here are some pictures from this morning.

Painting

Trust exercises

Daycamp Slideshow is up!

Our daycamp slideshow from Camp Orkila this year. We hope you enjoy it!

Daycamp Slideshow 2009 from Camp Orkila on Vimeo.

CIT Parents' Weekend Slideshow

The slideshow from our CIT Parents' Weekend. We hope you enjoy it!

CIT Slideshow- Session 6 from Camp Orkila on Vimeo.

Session 6 Slideshow is up!

The slideshow for Session 6 of 2009 here at YMCA Camp Orkila. See you next year!

Session 6 Slideshow from Camp Orkila on Vimeo.

All Camp Event

Tag!

Tug of war

This week's all camp event featured American Gladiators-themed competitions between our campers. We had a great time!

CIT Parent Weekend

We welcomed the parents of our current CIT's to camp this weekend. It was great to have them here!

Session 6 continues

Our campers this week are outstanding! Camp has been jam packed with fun activities.

Dance party

Glove balloon battle

Podcast #4 is up!

Our latest podcast, episode 4, is available now.

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD HERE! You can find us on iTunes as well.

Our fourth podcast of 2009 from YMCA Camp Orkila features record-setting dock jumps, whaleboons, facilities director Steve Miller, and a song from our annual alumni campfire. We hope you enjoy it!

This podcast features music used from Chatham County Line, used under a Creative Commons License, available here.

More fun for Session 6

As our sixth session continues, here are some more images from this week.

Some people play duck, duck, goose. We play drip, drip, POUR!!!

Feeling free on the giant swing

Session 6 activities like whoa

Whiffleball

At the dork dance

Now playing: Session 6

Our Session 6 campers have arrived and they're having a great week so far!

Running, yeah!

Session 5 Slideshow is Up!

Our slideshow from Session 5 is up! We'll miss you Session 5!

Session 5 Slideshow - 2009 from Camp Orkila on Vimeo.

All Camp Event: Carnival

All Camp Event is a tradition here at Camp Orkila that happens on the Sunday before camp ends. As you might expect, it includes all of our staff and all of our campers. This week's event was a carnival with an exciting assortment of activities.

Drum circle

Three-legged race

Give DanJay a haircut (!)

Fortune-telling

Podcast #3 is up!

Our third podcast of the summer features campers talking about space travel, an interview with Robert Smith, our executive sous chef, and music from a recent campfire. We hope you enjoy it!

Download here, or look us up on iTunes.

The Session 5 Fun Continues

As session 5 continues, we're having a fantastic time here at camp.

Creative wreckage strategy

Horses in the sound

Underwater fun

Alumni Campfire

Camp Orkila hosted our annual alumni campfire last night. It was great to have everyone back!

It was a full house!

Singing onstage