HEY EVERYBODY!!!! It’s the Bashfuls again!! Today we woke up
bright and early at 5:45 AM. We sluggishly loaded our belongings onto the bus
and vans and took off before sunrise. The first thing we did was say ADIOS to
the pecan capital of the world, Georgia, and hello to sweet home Alabama! We
changed time zones and realized we had to correct our watches (no worries
though, our handy Wal-Mart brand Spider-man watches were an easy fix). Shortly
after leaving Georgia we arrived at Auburn University, where we took a fun bus
tour (thanks Grant) of the agricultural campus, and then we took a group
picture in front of the clock tower. Christian Arthur and Brandon Ruff amazed
us with their on point research about Alabama and Auburn University. After
Auburn we made a quick Wal-Mart stop to get some supplies for a travel
breakfast and lunch (and to raid the Auburn university section). We then took
off through Alabama into Mississippi, where Hannon Herring presented on the
state of Mississippi, and we learned that the dollar sign was invented there!!
After another riding
stretch (filled with more get-to-know-you games, name-game competitions, dance
parties, music mash-ups, etc.) we ended up in the Big Easy - New Orleans! We
walked to the Mississippi River where Sophie Butler told us more about the
river. Also, Emily Beck discussed the state of Louisiana, Holly Skipper talked
about Bourbon Street, Lizz Byrd wowed us with her knowledge of Café du Monde.
Morgan Edwards spoke about Jackson Square, and our Bashful brother John Durkin
told us about the St. Louis Cathedral (he informed us about the haunting
singing of a priest who is buried there – yikes!). We then travelled to Café du
Monde for some Beignets and other snacks. After the Café, we adventured through
the French Quarter, where we bought souvenirs and other gifts for friends and
family. We listened to Jazz on Bourbon Street, were amazed by street
performers, were serenated by locals singing some karaoke, and Kate Williams
even learned that there was a way to pump gas without having to hold down the
handle the whole time. We worked on our
photography skills as we took pictures of anything and everything we could. Around
5:00 this afternoon, we departed from New Orleans and began our journey to Fountain
Bleu State Park, where we get the luxury of mattresses and a ROOF again! Louisiana’s
state bird, the mosquito, also greeted us with open arms as soon as we stepped
foot out of the vehicles. Whoohoo.
Once we made it to our campsite, cooks went off to make us
gourmet spaghetti tacos while the rest of us unloaded the vehicles, cleaned the
buses, claimed the beds, practiced our skit competitions for tonight, and made
an Eno Village!!!
After an amazing meal of spaghetti tacos (thanks for
planting the idea iCarly), we had a FIERCE “Dixieland Delight” skit competition
between all the groups. The incredible show resulted in a tie between the
Sleepys and Happys! We capped the night with the distribution of our TWB gear
and got ready for a great night’s sleep in air-conditioned cabins!
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Go War Eagles! |
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Is that clock wrong or did we enter a different time zone? |
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Brandon Ruff with some cool facts about Auburn University |
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Christian Arthur told us all about the state of Alabama |
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We have school spirit! |
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Our sixth state of the trip! |
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MISSISSIPPI |
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Hannon Herring representing us (Bashfuls) strongly with his research on the state of Mississippi |
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Kate Williams is now a pro at pumping gas |
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We hit the road (rodeo) to the Big Easy |
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We arrived at New Orleans! |
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Our awesome counselors! |
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Emily Beck told us about the state of Louisiana |
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Holly Skipper presented her research on Bourbon Street |
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John Durkin told us about St. Louis Cathedral |
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Sophie Butler had a great presentation on the Mississippi River |
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Lizz Byrd had interesting information on Café Du Monde |
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Then we ate at Café Du Monde |
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We cooled off in St. Louis Cathedral |
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We were off to our campsite after a fun time in the city |
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The Happys got food while the rest of us did our duties at the campsite |
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We set up Eno Villages while dinner was being prepared |
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The Dopey group after a great skit of "Dixieland Delight" |
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Sneezy group did awesome! |
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Sleepys were awake! |
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Happys made their own version of the song |
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Grumpys had a full band performance |
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Of course we rocked the show! |
We are already making so many friends and memories. We can’t wait to see what the big ole state of Texas holds tomorrow! 4:45 is going to come EARLY, so ta-ta for now!!!!