So far, so good...

Everything has gone splendidly, in fact, as I write this post over thirty-six hours after we departed CJHS on Sunday evening. The kids have been pretty much spot-on terrific. Our bus ride was uneventful, except for the predictable lack of sleep one experiences in such cramped quarters (the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment" was uttered more than once, but mostly just by chaperons....) Most of the kids found Gettysburg interesting, and even the ones who didn't were well behaved. Then we headed to the National Cathedral, after stopping for lunch at a mall food-court just outside DC. The Cathedral seemed to be universally awe-inspiring, which may have helped our kids to stay focused and polite. After the Cathedral we headed to the National Zoo for just over an hour; it was good to be able to split into smaller groups and just hang-out and wander for a bit. Some of us were lucky enough to get a great view of the pandas. After the zoo we ate at another food court and then checked in at the hotel, where not-surprisingly all our exhaustion magically transformed into energy and excitement, but not so much as to be a problem.

Sorry, time has evaporated and I've only uploaded one photo. More to follow, hopefully today.(he says optimistically as it occurs to him that net access may be just a tad hard to come by, what with the 32 kids to chaperone and all and the schedule that doesn't offer easy internet access...) I'll do my best.





















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