Why is it that you can’t sleep when you really need to? I guess it was the excitement of going to Florida for our 2012 World Strides trip that keep many of us awake or somewhat sleepless the night before Valentine’s day.
Our bus met us at JFH at 3:45 this am, after already having picked up the 24 students and 4 chaperons from Elkton. We pulled out 5 minutes early and had a very uneventful bus ride to Dulles airport. Mr. Hutton took his first nap.
Checking in went extremely fast and smooth and no one was detained in security.
Phew!!!! We actually had more than 90 minutes to enjoy breakfast and relax before boarding the plane. While on the plane, Mr. Hutton took his second nap (see picture).
Kristen our WS group leader met us as we arrived in sunny and warm (80 degree) Orlando. After changing and repacking, we boarded the bus that took us straight to EPCOT. A quick group pictures to style our awesome JFHMS WS t-shirts and off we were to The Land for lunch. Yum – we were all very hungry.
With renewed energy, the itinerary for the day began with an interesting ride (The Land) explaining and teaching us about how we as humans have lived off the land for centuries, but need to and are developing ways to live with the land to maximize food production at the same time as we conserve and take care of our precious land.
In the “Universe of Energy” we were taken back to visit with dinosaurs. Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye the Science Guy taught us all about fossil fuels and alternative energy resources such as fission, fusion, wind power, solar power and hydro and geothermal power.
“Mission Space”, “Fast Track” and “Soarin” were other popular rides most of us had a chance to experience throughout the afternoon and evening. Dinner was on our own in smaller groups and the adult decided to visit France for their meal. Students visited other countries in the World Showcase as they enjoyed some free time.
The evening ended with a spectacular fireworks show around the World Showcase.
It has been a long but amazing day. Our students have been wonderful. They are tired and most could not wait to get to bed. As their chaperons we are very proud of how well they behaved and how well they represented themselves and our school.
We could not have asked for a better start to the trip.
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