Day 5: First Day in the Wild

Today was packed full of adventure and a lot of movement. We started off the day with getting all of our gear prepared and making sure we weren't leaving anything behind. This included checking our baggage, making sure everyone had their sleeping bags, and confirming our schedule for the day. We departed slightly after 10:00 AM after some supportive tips from Mr. Moudry. We were off! During the 3 hour trip to Austin, we stopped at Chick-fil-a and Subway to get lunch for everyone. After this, we continued our journey and got more food at the grocery store for the whole week. We decided to do this on the way so the fresh food would be fresher than it would be if it were purchased on Thursday of last week. After spending almost two hours at the grocery store, we filled up the back of the bus with food and were off to our camp site. We arrived about 30 minutes later and set up camp.  This included getting everything out of the bus and each group setting up their tents. While we practiced setting up the tents at Post Oak, it was a little different out in the wild. After setting up our tents, we took a walk along the trail and lake behind our camp site. This spot was filled with other campers and lots of bluebonnets. After a few students swam around, we came back and Jodi and Rains cooked a pesto pasta and mud pie (pudding, oreos, and gummy worm) dinner for us. Currently, all of the students are sitting around a fire telling stories and playing guitar.