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Wild Staff, Cheeky Campers, and Lifelong Memories! Dive back into the adventure with Andrew Waterhouse's exciting follow-up in the "There's No Place Like Summer Camp" series. In this second memoir, Andrew returns for another summer of chaos, laughter, and unforgettable experiences as a camp counselor in America. Will things be different this time around, or is he doomed to repeat the same wild antics as last year? From forming new friendships to navigating awkward encounters and heartwarming moments, Andrew gives you a hilarious insider’s view into the real life of a camp counselor.

Do you remember finishing your last Year 12 exam and wondering what to do next? Do you remember waiting for your results and being stuck in limbo? Do you remember going to gigs, forming a band, getting bottles thrown at you by skinheads, making a bomb and getting arrested? Do you remember hitchhiking to Mildura to see the love of your life, but ending up in a caravan park by yourself on New Year's Eve? You don't? What? Did all this only happen to Dave O'Neil?

In the summer of 1972, the open road beckoned best friends, nineteen-year-old Barry Johnson and twenty-year-old Bobby Young. Carrying backpacks with the essentials, staples of Kraft Mac and Cheese, dressed in jeans, Frye boots, with $100 each, they set off from their homes in Massachusetts. And so their cross-country adventure began during a time when the bond of trust between driver and hitchhiker was rarely questioned. Little did they know that this journey would shape their lives in ways they could never imagine.