Four locations in four days! First it was in Victoria on Sept 28th, and then over to the mainland to Ladner, followed by Abbotsford the next day, and ending with the grand finale back on the island in Parksville!

It was a whirl-wind tour of seeing campers, staff, meeting new friends and connecting with many, many youth groups. I was just at the Parksville Road Tour location, and it was a blast! There was a giant welcome with the “Rocket” greeting everyone at the front door, and then as soon as you walked in there was Beach Betty manning the Tuck Shop! Staff were everywhere and I could hear the Q-Town music pumping in the background. We started off the night with some great Q-Town music led by the ‘Squirrel’ (Russ Smith) and then Stevie-G hit the stage with some front & center games. I never knew someone could eat a banana that quickly!  Scott Bayley also jumped in and gave away some prizes – one person even won a free camp registration to a Fall Retreat!

There were so many favorite parts of the night, but one of my favorite had to be when we had the giant box All Star game right in the middle of the church. There were finger rockets flying, boxes being stacked like a fortress, doctors saving people, it was an all out battle!

Getting closer to the end of the night now…the speaker, Dan from Parksville, came up to do his talk and he challenged all of us to make sure we are plugged into a church youth group, because that’s where a lot of growth is going to happen when you aren’t at camp. So if you aren’t plugged into a youth group yet, let me encourage you to check out our webpage where it lists a lot of good churches!

And of course no Road Tour would be complete with out Mug-Up! Mug-up! Mug-Up, got to get yourself some Mug-Up! I love that song and I love Qwanoes cookies and juice.

If you missed the Road Tour, no worries! There are still plenty of chances to stay connected with Qwanoes. Did you know you can come to camp when it’s not summer!?? If you haven’t been invited yet by anyone, let me officially invite you now to come to a Fall Retreat! Check it out online to get all the info. See you soon!

 

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