Hey it’s the Grumpy group back for another blog! After
spending the night in Illinois trying to avoid an attack from the many bugs, we
were woken up at 5:45 am and were on the road headed to Kentucky by 6:30. We briefly
cruised through Indiana and soon landed in Kentucky, where we visited Churchill
Downs; home of the Kentucky Derby. Through museum exhibits, a short movie, and
a walking behind the scenes tour, we were able to learn about the history of
Churchill Downs and the talented horses that raced there. Luke and Caleb got
married, and we even saw one and a half horses (Half because one was a pony).
Following the tour, we loaded by groups and enjoyed a gourmet meal of peanut
butter and jelly sandwiches.
We loaded with our dwarf groups to prepare for our very last
competition L.
We were given the task to create a skit or song to sum up the TWB experience in
an entertaining way. On the bus and vans, at the truck wash, and outside of KFC
we worked tirelessly to have the best skit. In the end we probably had 2 hours
to prepare a 5 to 10 minute skit.
The KFC we visited was not just any KFC, but the original
one (Also called the Sanders Café)! The Sneezys wore the trademark KFC bucket
hats and served us buffet style. We enjoyed fried chicken, biscuits, green beans,
mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet tea and lemonade. The chicken
really did taste better there! Once we finished having our picnic supper inside
the National Historical Landmark, we stood in front of the KFC and gestured
cars to honk their horn as they passed. One man went above and beyond for us
and did a burnout! After that, we headed to our campsite at Levi Jackson State
Park. We unloaded and immediately began performing our skits in the
amphitheater at the campground. TWB Jeopardy, trivia and day-by-day renditions
of the trip were used to represent the trip. We, the Grumpy group, won with our
21-question trivia skit! Although we won the last competition, the Sneezy group
totaled the most points and came out victorious overall. The counselors
surprised us with their own skit. They did not hold back on roasting
participants and calling out couples, it was quite funny! We sang This Land and
Today at our last nighttime sing-a-long before we set up camp.
Once it got dark, tarps and sleeping bags were laid out for
the last time. No one was ready to go to sleep though, so most people stayed up
doing sing-alongs, making bracelets, throwing glow sticks, and having deep
conversations. Most people finally went to sleep at around 3 am after soaking
in the last moments with this very special group! We are all going to miss each
other so much and we wouldn’t have changed a thing about this trip (except for
maybe our experience with Kansas!).
See you tomorrow!
We love y’all!
-The Grumpy Group
