MONDAY JUNE 18TH, 2007
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 First of all, I apologize for not having the Blog up and going last night. There was a thunderstorm that joined us for most of the night, and I could not stay connected to the internet long enough to get anything done. After a short night we are back on the bus at 5:14AM CST. ROCK N ROLL TWB 2007 Trek#2!!!! -Wilbur Wow, this morning hit us hard. After a night of sleeping on the floor of a very hot gym (thanks to rain), 5:40 AM came sooner than we had hoped. Before the rough night, we participated in many relay games, with our groups (don't worry, Bashful won most). The games involved milk jugs, bats, tennis balls, spoons and 2 liter bottles. After these eventful games, we all gathered around the counselors with our flashlights and had a nice little sing-along, where Billy Fisher performed a guitar solo. Then, we all rushed to the showers and found a spot in the gym. After we loaded everything on the bus and vans, we left LaGrange around 6:30 AM. From there, we started our journey to Auburn University. On our way, we crossed into central time. This added another hour to our day. When we reached Auburn University we took lots of group pictures, and then quickly loaded back into the vehicles for our long drive to New Orleans. After 2 stops in Mississippi, we finally reached our destination, in Louisiana. New Orleans, also known as the big easy, was a very interesting city for us to explore. After presentations at the edge of the Mississippi River, we went to Cafe Du Monde to sample the popular French donuts. After this short break, we went to the beautiful St. Louis Cathedral. On our way, we got the joy of hearing a random local jazz street band. We took many pictures there, and then we were set loose to explore Bourbon Street, and all the other beautiful places in the City. After shopping and sight seeing, we headed back to our vehicles and made our way to our campsite for the night. On the way back over the 20.6 mile Lake Ponchatrain bridge, we were faced with much bad weather, including thunder, lightning, and even a water spout. All of us were very thankful to arrive safe and sound at the campground, ready for dinner, the Dixieland competition, and our indoor sleeping arrangements. Elizabeth Carriel, Becca Troxler, Taylor Long, Kristen Layne, Brittany Rogers, Jon Arkin, Anna Faria, Kati Cardwell, David Sullivan, Nathan Dove, Alex Cooley, Brandon Mullally, Matt Krueger, Peter Terrio We still have time during our busy schedule to have fun on the bus!!!   Jacob Highfill caught a little shut-eye sometime this morning.  We stopped at the Mississippi/Louisiana State Line for a bathroom break. We met some awesome ladies from the Gautier Cookie Ladies. They gave all of the T-Dubers a homemade cookie. They were delicious!!!!  Trek #2 has the Best Looking Counselors, by far!!!!!!!!!!  Sally Evans along with several other participants gave us a presentation on New Orleans and the surrounding sites.  CAFE' DU MONDE!!!!!!!!!!!!  Bourbon St. was great!!!!!!  BIG DADDY'S!!!!! YYYYEEEEHHHAAWWW!!!!!!!!!  Counselor's Corner: It is unbelievable the bonding that has taken place in only two days. This afternoon on the bus we played a game where we changed seats every five minutes so we could meet our new best friends. The vans played a unique version of the name game and by the end of the day everyone knew all the names, where each other lives and the size of everyone's training bras (is that too much information or not???). If this group continues to develop their friendships for the rest of the trek at this rate, then I am sure it will be impossible to say our goodbyes to each other at Davidson College on July 10th. To all the loved ones back home, please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we see a little of God's handiwork. Love, life and laughter, Dennis |
