Day 14: The Salt Flats
Also before bed right at midnight we sang Monte/Kenny Fleming happy birthday! We also formed a giant tunnel for him to run through as he came out of the bathroom.
“Asah-dude” Sleezys here! We are reporting today from
Tooele, Utah. We woke up this morning at 5:30 in Yosemite. We survived the
bear habitat and woke up in forty-degree weather, slightly cold but relieved to have not seen any yearlings wandering our campsite overnight.
After V said to load (we never load until V says to), we
started our long journey to Utah. Today was a loooong day of driving and lots of repetitive scenery. Our wonderful breakfast was doughnuts,
apples, and fruit snacks (for the vans).
The bus this afternoon experienced our first movies on TWB.
The premier was Cars and The Karate Kid. The vans were singing their
hearts out and competing at singing and dancing together while passing by each other on the road. The
music ranged from hard-core rock to country and throwbacks.
Heading towards our destination, we stopped at a salt flat
where we were able to lick salt off the ground. It tasted like the ocean
without even being there! Some people chose to lick quickly for a picture but others chose to really eat some chunks of salt.
We have been surviving and thriving off of ham and turkey
wraps with cheese and lettuce. The lunch was completed by our favorite snacks,
Cheez-Its and fruit snacks.
The dinner tonight will be an Italian classic, spaghetti
with salad and garlic bread AND cosmic brownies! We are staying at the Boys and Girls Club building and going off of
our second night without a shower. We love Baby Wipes and sink "showers"!
The participants on the bus experienced another heat wave
through the desert as the bus A/C has stopped working again, but it’s okay because Henry is the man and going to get it
fixed. We truly appreciate all the hard
work Henry and the other counselors put in to make sure we are comfortable.
We'll be having dinner and heading to bed soon to wake up early for our venture into Salt Lake City to see the Mormon Tabernacle before heading to Bear Lake tomorrow evening! We CANNOT WAIT for mail day!!!
Also before bed right at midnight we sang Monte/Kenny Fleming happy birthday! We also formed a giant tunnel for him to run through as he came out of the bathroom.
