The Graduate Campout this year will once again be at Berkeley and Mike's home in Ojai.  There is a large new swimming pool, patio and gardens, and a wild back ½ acre where you can pitch a tent or lay down your air mattress or futon and sleeping bag and sleep under the stars.  This is luxury camping because, in addition to the campground and Andy Gump, there will be access as needed to the house, bathrooms, kitchen, etc.
 

We will meet Saturday, August 9, any time after 4 p.m.  Bring swim suits and towels if desired.  We will enjoy a happy hour with your own drinks and shared appetizers.  Later we will barbecue our dinner.  The committee will supply corn on the cob and baked beans.  You will bring your own meat to cook and one dish to share either a salad, side dish, appetizer, or dessert.  After dinner we will be able to swim, sit in the hot spa tub, sit around a campfire and tell stories, sing, and eat  s'mores (and drink more wine if you wish).

The stars should be spectacular and the weather warm during the day and cool at night.  The ground is hard, so we recommend air mattress or futon under your sleeping bag. You may fall asleep listening the songs of the coyotes in the nearby hills. (Property is safely fenced).

In the morning the breakfast committee will pamper us all by cooking a delicious camp breakfast. A level, three-mile hike is available in the morning for those energetic enough to want it.  After breakfast, there is the delightful village of Ojai to explore, beautiful Lake Casitas, a winery that can be visited, or more hiking opportunities (or more swimming in the pool).

We are looking for volunteers for the camping committee, so, when you call or email Roger Hoyt for reservations, please tell him if you are willing to be on the committee. The camping committee will include subcommittees for dinner, breakfast, and entertainment. The more you get involved in the planning, the more fun you will have. After confirmation of your reservation, send your check, made out to The Graduates, to Roger.
 
Date: Saturday-Sunday, August 9 & 10

Cost: $25

Limited to 25 people, so call soon!