Saturday July 11

This morning we were able to sleep in for a little while. Then we all went to a little orientation thing that the camp wanted us to go to. After that it was time for breakfast. Brooke's growth group made it for us, and it was amazing. We planned on going into town for a few hours, so I quickly showered and got ready. Before we went into the shopping area of Port Townsend, we went to an area that had army bunkers from before WWI. We only went into one of them, but it was really big. There were a lot of rooms and secret passages. Some of us walked through the tight passages in between rooms. It a little nerve-racking because there wasn't any light down there.

We left that area and went into town for lunch. The area reminded me a lot of Massachusetts Street in Lawrence. It was smaller, but there were neat shops there and it seemed to be pretty liberal. For lunch, we ate at a fiftie's diner called Nifty Fifties. It was really good and exactly what I needed after weeks of sandwiches for lunch. We didn't have much time for shopping, so I just walked around.

Once we came back from shopping, we headed down to the beach. The water was really cold, but we still had fun. After that, we just hung out until dinner. Noelle, Amy, Amanda, Mindy, and a couple other girls made us a delicious Mexican dinner. Later, a cake was brought out for Liz's birthday, but she didn't want any because it was a cheesecake. So someone came up with the idea to smash it in another person's face. LaShondra was holding it, and Drew ran up to her and smashed it into her face. I decided that we needed to get him back, so we filled up some of Mari's water balloons and covered them with syrup and sugar. Then we waited for Drew to come outside. Somehow, none of us hit him with the balloons, but we had fun with it.

To finish off the night, a few people shared their testimonies. Each of them were strong and unique. The boys re-affirmed their respect for us whether it had been shown to us before or not. That was such a blessing and really encouraging.