The Camp Sea Gull and Camp Seafarer app, powered by Bunk1, is the place to find camper photos, letters home from your camper and their counselor and additional updates from Camp. Be sure to check the app frequently for new information and of course photos and letters home!
Important instructions about downloading the app will be added in late May, 2025. Stay tuned!
Camper Families
An exciting update is coming in late May. Stay tuned!
Details about creating your account will be sent to you ahead of your camper's arrival. Stay tuned!
Letters Home
Letters from your camper and his or her counselors are a cherished part of Camp. All First Session, Second Session and Mariners families can continue to expect letters mailed through USPS at least once a week, one letter per week from their camper via Bunk1 and one letter per week from their camper's cabin counselor through Bunk1. Counselor letters are not sent during departure week. Starter Camp parents will receive a letter from their child's counselor via Bunk1 but will not receive any Bunk1 replies from their camper.
Camper Letters Home
Your camper will have cabin time dedicated to writing letters home twice a week. One letter will be mailed through the USPS and the other will be delivered to your Bunk1 account (excluding Starter Campers).
Counselor Reports
Your child's counselor will also send home communication about your camper's accomplishments, how they are doing and what they have been up to.
These letters will be uploaded to your Bunk1 account and can be found in the "Bunk Replies" section of the app. Click on the "Notes" icon in the bottom left corner to find your Bunk Replies. You will also receive an email notification when your report arrives, typically between Saturday and Monday.
Bunk Notes
Parents can purchase credits to use toward Bunk Notes, an electronic way to send a letter to your camper through the Bunk1 app. Bunk Notes are printed and delivered to campers after lunch each day. Though we do our best to get your Bunk Note to your child the same day it's written (if written before 7 a.m. EST), it may take up to 48 hours from when you send a Bunk Note for it to be delivered to your camper.
Photos
Camp staff will upload photos of campers to the Bunk1 app each day. Though we try to find every last camper to take their picture, Sea Gull and Seafarer are home to hundreds of campers at a time and it's unlikely your camper will have a photo posted every day. Remember, Bunk1 offers facial recognition so you can quickly see the photos your camper is in. We recommend clicking the heart icon to save your favorite photos. Photos you identify as favorites will remain in your account for you to see in future years.
Parents are not required to purchase Bunk Note packages or credits to view photos.
Bunk1 FAQs
You can find letters home from your camper, called Bunk Replies, and the opportunity to write letters to be delivered to your camper, called Bunk Notes, by clicking the envelope icon labeled "Notes" in the bottom right corner of your Bunk1 app.
Camp provides two Bunk Replies per week - one from your camper and one from your camper's counselor - free of charge. While the app has an option to add additional Bunk Replies when sending a Bunk Note, Camp will not deliver these to your camper. Please do not add this option to your Bunk Notes.
Bunk1 accounts will be set up by Sea Gull and Seafarer late this spring.
Once Camp notifies you that your account is set up, make sure you are using the email address where you receive the monthly Parent Post and reset your password. If neither is working, please contact the office (252-249-1212) for assistance.
Bunk1 accounts for 2025 summer sessions will be set up late spring.
If you have previously had a Bunk1 account the same login information should work. If you are new to Sea Gull and Seafarer, please use the email address where you receive your Parent Post to change the password after your account is set up by Camp late spring. If you are still unable to log in, please contact the Camp office.
As a staff member, your child is responsible for downloading any pictures of themselves and sending them to you. Parents of staff members will not have access to the Bunk1 platform, as it is limited to staff members and parents of campers.