This morning was unforgettable. A fire alarm wailed in everyones’ rooms and echoed through the halls. “I wanted to go to sleep,” Paul Swarts comments, “and the whole scene was a ridiculous waste of time.” From midnight until 1AM, Scouts stood outside the hotel, some with no shoes, some with no shirts, some even without pants! Because the sprinklers in some of our rooms drenched everything, the Scouts of 812 slept on the floor of the lobby. Then, two hours after falling asleep in the lobby, Troop 812 was awakened to move back into the rooms.

The day itself was much more fun that the morning. After waking up for the second time, everyone was ready to eat a full breakfast. “Breakfast was beautiful,” states Noah Zedek. “I liked the bacon but should’ve gotten regular, not decaf coffee,” comments Matthew Bicakci. After a big breakfast, the buses were filled once again and 812 headed off to catch their ferry to the Statue of Liberty. “It was my first time, and I was shocked at the size! It’s a lot bigger in person,” says Kenny Coulter after a brief tour of the island, it was back on the ferry and on to Ellis Island. “It was cool to think that my grandpa walked through these doors when he first came to America,” remarks Michael Swartz. We finished the day with hot dogs at the Yankee game. At the game, we made many friends and our SPL, Rudy, was able to convince our friend to drink water instead of her beer. Everyone exited the stadium with smiles on their faces and headed back to the hotel, just to find ur hotel keys didn’t work. To sum up the day, “it was amazing,” says Kevin Pilcher.