Last time in the “A Blast From the Past” series, we shared a photo that turns ten years old this summer. This time, we’re sharing something a little different, a photo from Adult Camp 2011, the first camp run under the new leadership of the Camp Bowen Society, then called the Camp Bowen Working Group.
Hello, Everyone, This is to let you all know that due to insufficient number of registrations, The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired is having to cancel the retreat that was scheduled for August 21-25 at the Lodge at the Old Dorm. We sincerely regret this decision and apologize for any inconvenience this may […]
Please note: We are working hard to resolve the outstanding issues with the Bowen Island Lodge. The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired regrets that due to safety work that will not be completed at Bowen Island Lodge in time for our retreat this summer, we have had to book an alternate venue on […]
Hello, Everyone, This is further to our email sent to a number of you on February 20 in which we announced the dates for our adult retreat from Monday July 31 to Friday August 4. While we will be negotiating for a weekend going forward, our success will be dependent on a good turnout this […]
Hello, Everyone, Yes, after all the wintry weather we’ve had, The Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired is now plotting our course toward times of warmer weather and planning our adult retreat for ages 19+ this summer at Bowen island Lodge. We have set the dates for the retreat to be from Monday July […]
Our sing-along ended with “Good Night Irene”.
A discussion about eyes leads into us singing “The Corner Master’s Store”.
We sang another camp favourite, “Down By The Bay”. In true Camp Bowen style, we came up with verses for each camper. And here is us coming up with more verses for “Down By The Bay”.
This is where the sing-along really got started. Some of the younger campers, led by Peg on guitar, introduced Adult Camp to the Camp Bowen Song, which was traditionally played at child and youth camps. Partway through, Danielle came out and joined us. Here are more verses for the Camp Bowen Song, including a new […]
Here is a video of some of us singing John Denver’s “Country Roads”. And here’s part 2 of us singing “Country Roads”.