Camp Out Big Success

Our group trip to Kerr Lake was great! The point is so beautiful as to be indescribable. So I sit here sort of dumbfounded trying to explain what made it so special.

We had four campsite and six families camping, several other parties came in for the day on Saturday. During the day we played at the beach and sat at one of the campsites overlooking the lake vista talking about future plans. In the evenings we went down to the point of the peninsula we were on, on the beach and drummed. Other campers came to listen and we played for them.

Lawrence had his gourd drum and taught us an ancient Tutelo song celebrating the bean harvest, then we learned the dance. We also learned the alligator dance. What a workout! Lots of kicking and hopping. And a pretty dance with men and women paired off. Night fell and we were still singing, with moonlight dancing on the water. Across the lake in the distance is a small island. We could imagine it was the old Occaneechi Island and we were singing to the old souls there.

You associate camping with “roughing it” but this spot is so sublimely beautiful that you feel more like you’re in the lap of luxury. The rangers were very pleased with what we were doing and want to talk about us returning next year. Everbody who came was quite sure, “same time next year.”