Before we start off the day, the bloggers would just like to
tell you of a story from last night. V said that long ago a TWB group heard
screams from the forest during their sing-a-long. After the park ranger asked
TWB questions of a scream, another yelp came from the forest. The galloping horse
(which apparently was the point of the story that a galloping horse was nothing
to be worried about) went to the forest to see what was going on, and when the
park ranger came back to tell the TWB group about the problem, it was DUN
DUN DUN a woman covered in honey to the fault of the DUN DUN DUN
husband, who left her there to get eaten alive by bears. Once again, the whole
point of the story was to tell us of galloping horses, not to scare us. It
scared us, though.
After waking up from a great night’s sleep, where we slept
under millions of stars, our toes fell off from hypothermia. But, even though
we were cold, we were grateful that we were not dead. V told us over and over
about the danger of bears and how any scent could attract even the most
dangerous of Yogi bears, so we packed all of our scented things into steel
lockers. Some people, like Maren and Reid, spilled body wash inside of their
bags, so they had to put everything into the lockers. Once we were awake, we
hurried to get our stuff from the lockers, and sprinted to go to the bathrooms,
which were like 12 miles away. Afterwards, we had a gourmet breakfast. The
bagels were appetizing enough, and to add, the cooks prepared made-from-scratch
butter, hazelnut spread, and cream cheese (all from containers). *No honey
because that could cause problems.
Due to the people that trashed the bus the day before, all
TWBers were not allowed to bring food onto the bus. Don’t worry parents reading
this; I’m sure your child was not the problem! We finally stopped at a Pilot
gas station a restroom break and some water, but NO snacks. On the bus, we
attempted to distract ourselves from our starvation by watching movies
(Inception and Pirates of the Caribbean). Zack Merritt may have fallen into a
brief state of depression when Interstellar was not chosen. Those on the vans
had to think about their constant hunger until the cooks came to their rescue
with turkey sandwiches. Turkey sandwiches aren’t getting old at all!!!
EVERYTHING IS FINE. WE’RE FINE. WE LOVE TURKEY SANDWICHES. Mom, please have
turkey sandwiches ready when we get home! Reid Brigman loved them so much he
threw up (well maybe that was due in part to the long van ride).
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AULDEN HOPPER EVERYONE!
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But, 9 hours later, we had made our way out of Nevada and
into Utah. We passed through the salt flats, saw wildfires on the side of the
mountain (don’t worry parents, we looked but did not touch), and enjoyed the
long, straight, and super interesting desert highway.
Finally, after what may have been nine years or nine hours
(we aren’t sure), we arrived at Deseret Peak! This place is amazing. We quickly
threw our stuff in the giant rooms and then put our bathing suits on. TWB took
over the pool, which was complete with a huge water slide and two diving
boards! We bonded over chicken fights, dunking each other, and stunts. Once
some of the girls realized there were warm showers 100 feet away, their
interests changed from splashing in the pool to finally getting clean. A warm
shower never felt so good! We forgot what it actually smelled like to be
clean—it’s kinda nice.
We wrapped up the day with dinner at 10:00! We sacrificed an
earlier dinner for pool time, and it was worth it once we found out what we
were eating. The cooks spoiled us with delicious chicken burritos, complete
with chips and salsa and cookies! We even had enough for leftovers. This is the
height of luxury. Let’s just say we will all be sleeping well tonight. Fourth
of July, here we come!
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Evin, Kelli, Hannah and Hannah!
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Waiting for dinner to be served :)
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PUMPED FOR DINNER
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