Odyssey Trip Blog, Day 1 - The first day of the Odyssey trip was quite eventful. It started with us leaving the school at about five in the morning. The car ride was pretty great, mostly peaceful. ;) Our first stop of the trip was about six hours away from the school in Highland Falls New York. We went to the United States Military Academy at West Point. It was really cool! We looked around for ten minutes then went on the tour. Our tour guide was really nice and we got in the big yellow bus. We drove around looking at all the cool places, stopping every now and then to get out and get a closer look at things. I think one of the coolest parts of the tour was getting out of the bus to go into the huge chapel. It was about one hundred and four years old this year. Still standing and beautiful. It was amazing how the pipe organ had its pipes throughout the whole room. After the tour ended we went into the museum behind the visitor’s center. We split into two groups and headed separate ways in the museum. The museum had many cool exhibits like the large and small weaponry rooms. There were also rooms talking about West Point and the Civil War. We got to go in the gift shop after all that and it was so much fun. We got back in the car and drove for two hours to a pizza place. Mr. D ordered our pizzas and we waited. It was amazing how much pizza we all ate! Then we got in the car again! We drove to the Hampton Inn and unpacked the whole van. When Mr. D came back out and told us we were at the wrong hotel, we all thought he was joking. He wasnt. After Ms. Mehlhorn told us he was serious, fifteen frustrated students packed everything back into the van and buckled up. We drove for about seven minute, (which felt like an eternity!) and found the right hotel. We all unpacked our suit cases and left our day bags in the cars. It was really great to be able to shower and relax in a bed instead of sitting in a cramped car. The girls each had two hotel rooms and so did the boys. We got to watch T.V until nine and then we all went to bed. That is the end of the first day on our trip and, all in all it was really great. -Written by Ivy Laakso, Edited by Mr. D
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 21:56:18 +0000