Cruise on the Mexican Riviera

Yay! I got some email with photos from campers. Check out the pictures from this awesome cruise on the Mexican Riviera with Kelly and Kenny. Did you go somewhere exciting for Spring Break? Did you remember your mini chicken and remember to take photos? Send them to me, and fame and fortune (OK, just fame) can be yours too! -RC

Our Rubber Chicken accompanied Kelly (Stars) and Kenny (Nebula) on a 7-night cruise to the Mexican Riviera over spring break. Attached please find a collage of the rubber chicken's activities during the cruise. He and the kids had a blast, and he enjoyed making special appearances for photo opps.

Share your Chicken Adventure Photos

Have you been on an adventure with your mini rubber chicken? Do you have photos you'd like to share? I'd love to see them! It's easy to do. Just ask your parents to email them to me! You can find my email address by clicking on "View my complete profile" over there to the left. I'm going to type it out here but I'm going to do it in a funky code so that I don't get spam: rchicken-at-campgalileo-dot-com

I check my email every day (ok sometimes several times a day) and I'd love to hear from you. It's ok if you don't have photos, letters are nice too!

For example, here's a photo I got from someone who went on a trip to Alcatraz. I think I'd be able to squeeze out of those bars, don't you?

-RC

"When in Rome..."

Took a quick hop over to Italy with Greg. The food there is SO good. I already miss the "gelato" (like ice cream but even better!) - RC

I recently took a trip to Italy to discover my homeland and the homeland of the great Galileo. I was so excited to find this hotel in Rome. I wonder if Galileo ever stayed here?

Also on my trip to Italy, I visited the famous Colosseum and Forum. Hard to believe these places are 2000 years old!!! Did you know that back then, Rome was the size of San Jose and had just as many people - over one million people! It was the largest city in the world and still is one of the most fun and interesting places to visit. You should really go and see it for yourself some day!

Greg, Sunnyvale Camp Director

I Love a Day at the Museum! (Mail from Susannah and Beth)

I love museums! Modern Art, Natural History, Air and Space, it doesn't matter I love them all. Planetariums and aquariums (are there any other -iums?) too! When's the last time you went to a museum? I got to go out this weekend with Susannah and Beth, two Camp Directors who really know how to rock the sunglasses! I wonder if they make sunglasses that fit me? -RC

Dear R. Chicken,

It was so fun spending the long weekend with you. We loved exploring the galleries at the de Young Museum-there was so much amazing art! It was so cool to see at the Untitled (Orange) Painting by Kandinsky. We saw your abstract image in the painting! Here's a picture of the three of us outside.

Hope we can go on another adventure soon---next time to the Tech Museum!

xoxo

Susannah, Camp Director Camp Galileo Lafayette &

Beth, Camp Director Camp Galileo Oakland/Rockridge

Mail from Shelly!

Wow, one second you've set up an email address, the next thing you know all your old friends are writing to you! I should have done this sooner! -RC

Dear Rubber Chicken,

Remember those long, hot, summer days when we would frolic through the flowers together? We would sing songs as we hiked and feel the warm sunshine kissing our shoulders. Alas, it has been raining pigs and cows these past weeks, thwarting our flower frolics. But, no need to squawk, because before you know it, you and I will be out in the hills again, treading new trails and basking in the sun's energy. I look forward to our future flower frolics when, after a great day at CampG, we can watch the sun set over the Los Altos hills.

Until then, my friend, stay dry. We wouldn't want you getting your feathers damp!

Love,
Shelly, the new Camp Director for Los Altos!

Mail from Stephanie B!

I got this letter in the mail the other day from Stephanie from Camp G - San Francisco. I wonder if they make wetsuits in my size? -RC

Happy New Year, Rubber Chicken!

I just got the pictures developed from our surf trip to Chacala, Mexico for New Year’s 2007. Remember that overhead wave that you caught? It was epic – and was maybe even double overhead (though being your height, that’s not too hard to do)! I had so much fun with you, hanging out on the beach, building sandcastles in the sand, and of course, taking the ponga boats to the surf break. We even had a chance to practice our Spanish. Nosotros apprendimos espanol poco a poco! Hopefully there will be some campers this summer who can help us practice our Spanish, too!

Remember how warm the water was in Mexico, too? The water in San Francisco right now is definitely a lot colder than it was in Mexico, that’s for sure. I wonder if the temperature affects whether the surfboard goes slower or faster over the water? That would be a great question for our campers to experiment with in Ocean Explorers this summer, don’t you think? Well, we’ll definitely have to get you a wetsuit soon so you can surf at Ocean Beach with me this summer. Now that I think of it, the wetsuit will probably come in handy at Camp G San Francisco this summer as well, especially during Water Olympics! “Brrrr, it’s cold in here, must be that Camp G in the atmosphere…”. Remember chanting that last summer?

Well, I’ll leave you with happy, warm thoughts for this summer at Camp G! I can’t wait to see all of the campers from last summer…and to meet all of our new campers as well. Hasta luego, mi amigo!

- stephanie b*
Camp G Camp Director, San Francisco

City in the Clouds

I was sorting through a shoebox of photos the other day when I came across this one from Machu Picchu this past August. I had a chance to visit Bolivia and Peru in South America for a couple of weeks, and I think I can safely say this was the highlight of my trip! Machu Picchu was an old Inca city high in the clouds on a mountain peak. It's abandoned now, but it's still in great shape because it was "lost" for many years. That's right, people completely forgot it was there up at the top of the mountain! Fortunately it was rediscovered about 100 years ago and now it's open to visitors like you and me. I'd try to visit as soon as I could if I were you though. The United Nations says there are so many visitors coming every year now that there's a danger the site is getting damaged. Hopefully people will try to conserve these beautiful places so that your children and your children's children will get a chance to see it for themselves!

-RC

Hello World!

Hello all! As the official mascot of Camp G people are pretty used to seeing me and my magical powers in action during the summer. Little do they know I actually lead a rather adventurous life throughout the entire year. Getting to travel a lot and learn all about different places and things is just one of the perks of the job. For instance, here is a photo of me by the leaning tower of Pisa in Italy. Did you know Galileo himself supposedly used this tower to test his theories about gravity? I just hope gravity doesn't make the whole thing come tumbling down!

So after giving it much thought, I have decided to give up on my old-fashioned ways, join the 21st century and publish this blog. I've had some adventures and learned a lot in my short life, and I'd like to share with the world. I hope you like it!

-RC