All Packed Up

Yesterday afternoon we headed into town to check out Gold Rush Days the town had going on, they had all sorts of vendors selling everything from food, to towels, to wooden carved bears. It was neat to walk through and a good time waster for the afternoon :)
After a good meal of pasta and watermelon the team changed and headed to some hot springs not too far away. It was a little weird at first... it was filled with mostly couples and had signs encouraging soft voices. That all changed when we showed up. Couples got out and the noise level definitely went up. We did get a few mean looks and comments but overall we had a good time and were able to relax in the nice warm water.
When we got back to camp the shower lined formed, the fire was started, and the smores got busted out once again. The rest of the night was spent just hanging out by the fire, laughing at one another, and vi sting with one of the campers from a neighboring campsite (okay not all of us, but a few of us).

Coach told everyone our goal was to leave camp this morning by 930am SHARP. Then Morgan simply replied "we'll be ready by 830" and this morning they indeed were. People were up and packing at 6:45 this morning. The trailer was loaded and we headed out at 8:16 this morning and are currently on our trek home. We just went through Colorado Springs and the next stop... Limon for some souvenir shopping!

The trip was an awesome success and I don't think anyone can say they didn't enjoy it. Between all the jokes, games, and bonding that went on we had a good time and it makes for a delightful start to this 2010 season. I'll now leave you with some quotes from the weekend:

-During the hike
"I think...." (Ki while looking at her map)
"Uh, what if we get lost up here?" "we won't Yesina has been marking the trees with Ki's knife"

-Part of the safety talk before white water rafting
"We won't lead you astray! We're not going to tell you to go this way <--- towards the alligators and waterfall, we'll encourage you ---> that way towards the martini's and cabana boys"