Return of Waddley-achi
Now that we have returned from Camp Sacramento, I wanted to follow up with some thoughts and pictures, should you be considering this place for your family. And by the way, I highly suggest it at least once!
Pictured below was our cabin. This was our first year in cabin 2. The beds and mattreses seemed newer than I remember others being. Maybe it has more updated furniture than the other cabins, or maybe all of the cabins have been renovated this year. Though this was close to the playground, we have signed up next year for a cabin even closer. We look forward to setting up chairs right outside our cabin and playing cards while the kids are within eyesight doing their own thing. This year we chose one further back as we were concerned about the playground noise interfereing with Josh’s naptime. By next year he may be skipping naps altogether. 
Since Josh is still in diapers, he was unable to participate in the organized kid activities. I thought he would throw a fit each time we dropped his brother off, but to our surprise he was just as happy to be entertained by me or his dad the whole time. Go figure. Jeff and I tag-teamed exploring with Josh, so that I was able to participate in one of the adult activities – the Lovers Leap hike. This hike has a high pay-off of beautiful views for a relatively easy hike. Glad I was able to go this year.
I’m happy to report that some of the Camp Sac traditions that I mentioned in my last post - crazy campfires and bell-ringing, lived up to their anticipation. Here is a snapshot of Ryan and camp-mates at the pajamarama breakfast, eagerly awaiting to pull the cord that rings the large bell.
The campfire songs included a few we learned last year, some new ones, and the return of one from my campfire days… waddley-achi. One of the movements in this song includes putting your right hand on your nose and your left hand on your right earlobe, then immediately switching so that your left hand is holding your nose while the right hand touches your left earlobe. (Go ahead and try it, no one is looking!) I’ve got to admit, after many years of this song I’ve got the movements down to a science. Watching my husband try to master it was worth the trip in itself! Sorry Jeff, there are so many things that you can do at which I am hopeless, but I got you on waddley-achi!
Hey Lora. Nice write up on Camp Sacramento. I’ve always wanted to do it, but never have. Do you camp with all of these other people? Are there places and other kids for my kids to hang out with, too?
How do I look into what they have and making a reservation for next summer?
I just love what you’ve done with your webiste, too. It’s AWESOME!
Love, Tracy
Tracy,
Within the campground there are about 60 cabins spread about. Sounds like a lot, but it doesn’t feel crowded at all. Most of the folks who come and stay are families. I met a few ladies who are related and all brought their grandkids. Thought that was clever. Last year there were a few preteen girls who sort of adopted Josh and entertained him at the playground, led him around, etc. This year Ryan watched this family playing horseshoes and always ran up to them when we’d see them in line for a meal. This is a long-winded answer but I want to illustrate how everyone seems to kind of get friendly quickly (not in a creepy way). Making friends, particularly for kids, doesn’t seem to be an issue.
The link to Camp Sac on the blog will take you to a page where you can fill out a registration form. It also has a map to show where cabins are. I believe they don’t open registration to a date next year until after it has happened this year, to give this year’s folks a priority for their own cabin next year. Did that make sense?
Let me know if you have thoughts or concerns. I’ll try to give you the scoop on picking out cabins too.