Day 4: Carlsbad Caverns
Hey friends and family, coming at ya with the Dopey groups
first blog post. Our names are Caroline Clements, Olivia Vero, Sophia Gotte,
Georgia Queen, Will Larose, Jake Trantham, Kylie Drake, Belle Hollifield,
Hannah Stroot, Adam Chu, Julia Bailey, Caleb Swaim, and last but definitely not
least Anna Kirby.
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After a nice wake up call at 5:15 a.m., the gang parted from
Schreiner University and made our way to New Mexico. The first accomplishment on
the bus was a nice and long nap, then breakfast was served, bagels and cream
cheese. In our opinion, it was the best meal we have had in the past three days. The
road trip continued with miles and miles of flat and empty land, the only town
we saw was Pecos, Texas. One of our 908275248 bathroom stops consisted of
Cinnabons, which was a very nice mid morning snack. After a while longer in the
bus, lunch was served, a little bread with some ham and cheese, yummmmmy!
We
finally arrived at the Cavern, making our way down in groups of about 10.
Stalagmites surrounded us with bats and birds on our sides. We walked
underground and got to smell the fresh scent of bat poop, which we recommend
you try for yourself. Did you know bat poop is in mascara!? Gross.
Then, most of us got some really cool stickers and
postcards. After some group photos, we departed for Roswell, NM, where we
encountered many aliens. There were aliens in furniture stores, motels, and
even on the street lights. We hit a Walmart in Roswell, where our lovely cooks
bought some hotdogs, green beans, baked beans, mac and cheese, and watermelon for dinner. Upon arriving at the New Mexico
Military Institute, a lieutenant colonel greeted us and told us a little about
the institute. As it turns out, military institutes are not actually for
delinquents, so your threats of sending us off to military school will no
longer work on us! Tonight, we will sleep on a field and look for spaceships.
Keep us in your prayers as we battle these intergalactic creatures!
Love the Dopeys
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| Typical early morning napping |
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| Everyone is listening to one of the park rangers explain the caverns and the rules of the caverns. |
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| Rachel, Emily, and Andy buying postcards from the gift shop at Carlsbad Caverns. |
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| The counselors posing for a cute picture with a spectacular background. |
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| The entrance for the Carlsbad Caverns, bats fly all around this area while you're walking down. |
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| Inside the Caverns the brown stuff on the walls is bat guano. |
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| Our sleeping grounds for the night! |
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| Drew going for a run to stay in shape lol go Drew!! |
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| Chris, Vickie and Tim making sure the fender is secure! |
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| Gorgeous sunset at New Mexico Military Institute |
** Update: We are headed to the Painted Desert today and then Grand Canyon tonight...we will try to post the blog as soon as possible, but theres barely any service or wifi in the Canyon so it might be a day or two. Thanks for being understanding! Your kids are doing great and having so much fun!!
