Improv in the mountains

There is a place called Bluejay in CA which reminds me of Lake Arrowhead for view and culture. It's a small place in the mountains which has many trails and lots of places to take nature hikes. I went there this past Friday to do some improv for a womens retreat that was happening at one of the local community centers. The place is very nice and huge! They have an olympic sized pool on a deck surrounded by trees. Just the place to go when you want to get away from it all!
The retreat had a 'cruise ship' theme, which they celebrated by decking the rooms with nautical decorations. Life vests, sails and cruise posteres lined the walls. Now personally I thought just getting away from the desert for awhile would be relaxing enough, but this gave everyone a taste of life on the open seas.
Even though about 3/4ths of the acting troupe were men, we were invited to provide some entertainment for their lunch. It was a blast! I think there were about 150 women there, and everyone was in a good mood, which made for a very responsive crowd. We were able to joke around with them during the skit, and we got lots of laughs. This is the first time I've done improv as an official member. The prevoius time I allowed myself to get pulled onto the stage to take part in some of their skits. That time the crowd was very small, and I wanted to help them out because it was obvious that the team was trying like crazy to get some enthusasim going.
This was completely different. Everyone was enjoying themselves, and all we had to do was keep the good feeling going. No problem!