Subzero Sleeping/Yö pakkasella

This past Saturday Missy, Mr. D and Mr. A bundled up, packed up their gear, and headed to their youth group leaders' house for a special event. The girls had a warm and cozy sleepover inside the house.



But these crazy boys slept outside! In February!! In Northern Maine!!!



In a lean-to!



As they got started building their lean-to, the temps were not too bad. 19 F/-7C. At bedtime around 8 pm it had dropped to 17F/-8C. And as the night when on, it got colder, and colder. They had woken up at 6 am to -3F/-19C, and at 7 am it was the coldest: -5F/-20.5C.



Cozy!! The boys had had a lot of fun, but admitted they had been a little cold. Especially when they woke up in the morning. What a neat experience, though! Our youth group is so blessed to have their youth leaders, who are experienced in camping, survival, and in all kinds of Maine woods fun, and willing to share their time and know how.

(Thank you so much A&J!! For the pictures, too!)



No camping experience is complete without s'mores!

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Lauantaina teinit viettivät yön seurakuntamme nuortenryhmän kanssa vetäjien luona. Tytöt nukkuivat sisällä, pojat ulkona. Jep - ulkona pakkasella täällä Kanadan rajalla! He itse rakensivat laavun, ja siellä nukkuivat koko yön. Meillä on todella upeat vetäjät, jotka jaksavat opettaa nuorille näitä leiriytymis-ja selviytymistaitojaan. Hieno kokemus oli ollut, vaikka pojat myönsivät, että oli ollut vähän kylmä, etenkin aamulla. (Kuvat vetäjiltä.)