--- title: Summer Camp and Youth Development Blog | Camp Champions | Steve Baskin (83) description: Owner/director of Camp Champions. Unapologetic camp geek. Married to lovely Susie Ma'am and have 2 boys and 2 girls. (83) --- [Register Online](https://champions.campintouch.com/ui/forms/application/camper/App) [Camp Champions](https://www.campchampions.com/) # Camp Champions Blog ## Steve Baskin ![Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/hs-fs/file-377256139-jpg/Head_Shot_Profile/SteveSir.jpg) Owner/director of Camp Champions. Unapologetic camp geek. Married to lovely Susie Ma'am and have 2 boys and 2 girls. Find me on: ### Recent Posts ## [In Love with Barcelona](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/in-love-with-barcelona) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 22, 2011 12:44:14 PM Remember when you were in elementary school and the measure of a good book was the number of pictures per word?  Well, this one goes out to your inner second-grader! Barcelona rocks.  OK, I sound like a teen when I say that, but it is true.  Two days ago, my blog was entitled "Falling for Barcelona".   We have fallen. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/in-love-with-barcelona) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/in-love-with-barcelona#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Conflict and Chocolate](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/the-underbelly-of-the-beast) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 21, 2011 7:06:23 PM OK, I assume some of you have been reading this blog in the way that the average NASCAR fan watches a race - you might like the race, but you are kinda hoping for a crash. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/the-underbelly-of-the-beast) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/the-underbelly-of-the-beast#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Falling for Barcelona](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1658) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 20, 2011 1:11:10 PM We love Barcelona. It is simply a fantastic city. So much so that we are getting to bed closer to midnight than 11PM. I cannot think of anything that we did today that I would want to take out, but it was a LONG one. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1658) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1658#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Andorrable!](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/andorrable) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 20, 2011 12:21:14 AM It feels a little patronizing to talk about a country/principality like a small pet.  I am sure that the fine citizens of this fine land would take exception to my American reaction. But, damn, Andorra is cute.  Yes it is.  Yes it is.  Such a *good* principality.  Yes you are!  Who is autonomous and beautiful?  You are!  Yes you are!! [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/andorrable) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/andorrable#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Defending the Keep and Getting a Surprise](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1629) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 18, 2011 10:54:14 PM After a week of relative calmness, it was time for us to return to “Baskin Mode” (Wiley’s name for our travel pace).  Baskin Mode is an effort to cram a bit more into a day than a real human would do.  These days are fun, but can be draining. We left the Aix Hotel early and headed west.  Our plan was to see the oldest and best-preserved castles in Europe, and to then arrive in our evening destination.  We have a huge distance between Florence and Barcelona, so we decided to break it into 2 days.  The first night was at the Aix, but tonight was more special.  I will explain in a second. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1629) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1629#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [South of France, The Seedy Side](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1620) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 17, 2011 11:47:39 AM OK, we found it. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1620) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/blog/1620#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Pisa](https://blog.campchampions.com/pisa) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 16, 2011 8:17:45 AM Yesterday was a full day.  After a few relaxing days in Tuscany, we decided to cover a little ground. Yesterday’s agenda was to visit Pisa and then head to the medieval city of Siena.  This plan was conceived in the mind of a Texan.  I can read a map and convert kilometers to miles.  I also know what an ambitious person can get done on the roads of Texas. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/pisa) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/pisa#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [A Lovely Slow Day](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-lovely-slow-day) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 14, 2011 12:12:34 PM Today, we were lazy.  We wrote, we caught up on emails and we did a lot of nothing. I made a few calls.  We went on another hike. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-lovely-slow-day) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/a-lovely-slow-day#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Florence](https://blog.campchampions.com/florence) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 13, 2011 12:42:24 PM One of my favorite stories about Susie is here love affair with Florence.  It shows her playful side and her sense of adventure, two of the attributes I adore about her. When she was in high school, she studied German and was an exchange student to Germany. [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/florence) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/florence#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) ## [Tuscany and Timeliness](https://blog.campchampions.com/1573) Posted by [Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin) on Sep 12, 2011 10:28:59 AM   [Read More](https://blog.campchampions.com/1573) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.campchampions.com/1573#comments-listing) Tags: [General](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) [Previous](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin/page/82) [All posts](https://blog.campchampions.com/all) [Next](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin/page/84) ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [General (221)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/general) - [Parents (103)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/parents) - [Camper (86)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camper) - [Counselor (73)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/counselor) - [Alumni (48)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/alumni) - [Summer Camp (20)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/summer-camp) - [Campers (10)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/campers) - [Yearbooks (10)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/yearbooks) - [success (10)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/success) - [growth (9)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/growth) - [camp (8)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camp) - [21st century skills (6)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/21st-century-skills) - [digital anxiety (6)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/digital-anxiety) - [parenting (6)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/parenting) - [skills (6)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/skills) - [social media (6)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/social-media) - [Counselor Training (5)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/counselor-training) - [cell phones (5)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/cell-phones) - [independence (5)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/independence) - [Counselors (3)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/counselors) - [confidence (3)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/confidence) - [Goofy (2)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/goofy) - [Off Season (2)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/off-season) - [homesick and happy (2)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/homesick-and-happy) - [memories (2)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/memories) - [Scholarship Fund (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/scholarship-fund) - [camperships (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/camperships) - [donations (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/donations) - [golden oldie (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/golden-oldie) - [scholarships (1)](https://blog.campchampions.com/topic/scholarships) [see all](https://blog.campchampions.com/author/steve-baskin/page/83#) ![Steve Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/hubfs/Campchampions%20February2018/image/steve-baskin_small.jpg) ## steve baskin The Camp Geek [steveb@campchampions.com](mailto:steveb@campchampions.com) ![Susie Baskin](https://blog.campchampions.com/hubfs/Campchampions%20February2018/image/susie-baskin_small.jpg) ## susie baskin The Camp Mom [susieb@campchampions.com](mailto:susieb@campchampions.com) Camp Champions 775 Camp Road, Marble Falls, TX 78654 p: [(830) 598-2571](tel:1-830-598-2571) f: [(830) 598-1095](tel:1-830-598-1095) [info@campchampions.com](mailto:info@campchampions.com) © Camp Champions 2018