a long, fun day 5

“It was a long day today,” comments Hayden Hall as he lies in his hotel bed watching movies. Today was a jam-packed day. We woke up early, had a somewhat small breakfast, and got right on our tour bus. After a two hour bus ride, we woke up from much needed naps to see Gettysburg Museum. We received a scavenger hunt assignment and rushed into the museum to start. “Our scavenger hunt went from an assignment to a fun, bonding activity,” says Craig Dean. After watching countless movies about the Civil War and observing various artifacts from the time period, it was time to head out. We drove a short time to the Dobbin House where we ate lunch in the middle of a summer thunder storm. We hopped back on the bus after our tasty lunch and made the trip back to Washington DC. It rained on us the entire ride home, but right as we rolled into the parking lot of our dinner destination, the rain let up. Dinner was quite interesting tonight. All we saw from the parking lot was a large patch of trees surrounding our bus. We took a short walk and saw a campsite with benches and a buffet awaiting our arrival. We got our plates and waited in line to get our burgers, hot dogs, salads, watermelon, and ice cream. To add to our outdoor experience, we had a show put on by musicians dressed as old British soldiers. “I was intrigued as I listened to the songs of the Revolutionary War era being played by look-a-likes. After dinner, it was back in the bus for the final destinations of the day. We drove to the Iwojima, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Jefferson Memorials. It was a long but totally fun day.