[Diana]

I was a bit too old when I was diagnosed to go on a kids camp, not that I would have really wanted to anyway. It all sounded so.. support groupish.. I could just picture us all sitting in a circle around a campfire jabbing each other with pointy devices and comparing bsl's. Australia is not big into the summer camp thing that there is in America anyway, so going away to a camp that wasnt school related would be kind of weird.

When I was 17 I joined a (gasp horror) group for young adults with T1. We went on camp. That sounds so dorky, but yeah, a whole bunch of young adults from 17 to 35ish, together for the weekend. I really wasnt sure if I was keen on the idea or not, but I'm so glad I went, I loved it. It was just so good to meet other people in the same situation as me, and to realise that they did not all have two heads. I went to the camp the next year as well, and that was even better. We went to pemberton, an area in W.A were there is beautiful forrests and trees, a real tourist destination. This time, I even went on the bus there with everyone else. If you had asked me two years earlier if I woud be caught dead on a bus full of people with diabetes heading off for a camp, I would have laughed at you. But I did, and it was great. We went on trips of the local area, climbed the Gloucester tree (A 61 meter tree with pegs stuck into the side that you can climb up! Freaking scary!), and tested out the effects of alcohol on bsl's at night. Ok, yeah, I admit it, someone did bring a guitar, and there may have indeed been late night singing...blame it on the alcohol. I still have good friends that I met that weekend.

So yeah, anyway, in short I would say that diabetes camps are very worth it, for anyone who wants to go. But I would never force a child with diabetes to go if they are not keen, because they will probably hate it. But yeah, if you guys plan on having a camp, I can totally reccomend Australia.. Come over and check out the tree I was talking about, its truly amazing, lol.

[Lynne1]

Originally Posted by Tokyo Cate

Don't forget Eastern Canada! It could be a prescription drug adventure for the Americans on the Forum. And cheap shopping trip overall.

Truly, if there is enough interest, this is something that we could organise for summer 2007.

We could try the Jersey shore. Stay near the beach, have a day trip to NYC and Atlantic city...charter a boat and fish in the Atlantic Ocean...and, of course some bbqs and seafood.

That's one thought. I'm up for anything.