Day Seven – Be punctual, responsible and hard-working

Finally! All the children had been eagerly looking forward to this day. Early in the morning, we went to the Sam-Calm resort/campground a short bus-ride away from Werchowyna. This facility has been in operation for only a few years, and offers a variety of activities. Primarily, they have horse stables here, and offer different types of guided trail rides, horse riding lessons, etc. For many of the kids, this was the first time they ever rode a horse. The youngest ones rode around the corral, guided by a steady adult hand, while the older children got to go on a guided tour of the trails around the campground. Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely. Besides this, Sam-Calm has a very cold, deep lake where we all tried to escape the heat. It was incredibly hot & humid this day, and the lake came in handy. In addition, there is an obstacle course with low-ropes, climbing nets, tire tunnels, and even a zip-line. Finally, all the kids went on a “geo-mission”. Given a GPS device and a list of coordinates, they had to locate clues in the wilderness to solve a puzzle. While no one found all the clues, everyone had “fun” getting lost in the forest!

 Ready for adventure!

 Team Awesome 

 The horse loved her as much as she it.

 Next time you’re looking for a fun weekend outing near Montreal, check out Sam-Calm!

 This grey horse, named Dino, weighs approximately 1,800 pounds. Podruha Cassandra wasn’t scared… much.

 Horses need to eat too!

 Druh Rostyk making his way through the obstacle course.

Podruha Dania zip-lining down.

Just chillin’.

 The kids sang most of the way there.The kids getting ready to set off on their Geo-Mission.

“I wish we had kayaks like this as Werchowyna!”

Podruha Olesya caught a butterfly.

“No! Don’t tip the kayak!”

One of the Sam-Calm staff leading the horse.

Each horse was lead by an adult.

The kids had a chance to groom the horses.

It was a group effort.

Timbit.

Clearly, they misread their GPS and were lost.

Another group going through the obstacle course.

Peek-a-boo!

It’s harder than it looks. Much harder.

Spiderman?

Isn’t she a cutie?

Trail-riding.