Day 22- Kentucky

Day 22- Kentucky

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