Greetings from OGT (not to be confused with the ODT)!

My name is Andrea Van Horn, and I have been the Waterfront Director for 4 summers at Camp Robin Hood. Today I had the pleasure of bringing the Archers, Yeomen, and Lancers to Ogunquit, Maine where the temperatures were hot, the water was warm, and the waves were ideal.

Of course safety is our number one priority. We swim for an hour, but do a buddy check at the start, at the half hour mark, and then at the end. It’s exactly how we run our safety checks at the waterfront, so we take the same system on the road. Throughout the swimming period, lifeguards are positioned in various locations keeping the children contained and in water where their feet can easily touch the seafloor.

Afterwards, we send the kids to the boardwalk in assigned groups while counselors, nurses, and lifeguards are stationed from the beach to the bathrooms to the bridge in order to assist the campers if needed. Then we head back to the beach for one more round of swimming before we hop in the vans for the ride home.

Simply put, today was fantastic. There were so many smiles! Whether they were body surfing or enjoying their Dippin Dots, they were all happy campers. A sincere thank you for sharing your children with us today; we made some great memories.