Day 8: Santa Monica
WE MADE IT TO CALI!!
Hi America! We are the Sleepy Group, your new bloggers!!! This group consists of:
Ethan Balkum, Colby Dennis, Olivia Ensalaco, Tristan Harrell, Konnor Hill, Sarah Johnson, Jack O'Tuel, Caroline Ogden, Amelia Pettigrew, Abby Poindexter, Elsa Schuls, Katie Slaughter and Megan Vahey
We started the day off bright and
early (or just early) and left Las Vegas around 1 a.m.
We drove through the night to Santa Monica. The majority of participants
crashed for the night on the bus and vans but a few were chosen to act as
co-pilots and help keep the drivers awake and alert.
We arrived at the beach around 7a.m, but many
of us were too tired to move. Unlike the
hot, dry climate of New Mexico, the California beach was cold and foggy.
Throughout the day we walked on the pier and in
downtown Santa Monica, warming up as the sun eventually came out. Some of us laid down on the beach and some
swam in the extremely cold Pacific Ocean.
Addyson and Shelby were very proud that they co-piloted the overnight drive and were still awake for Santa Monica!
Nate took some of us out for sushi!
Josh finally crashed for just a minute after working hard to keep everyone else awake.
After our day on the beach we left for Anaheim RV Trailer Park near
Disneyland around 3p.m. we’ll be sleeping here for the next two nights.
Our friends, the grumpy group, took our vans downtown in Anaheim to get washed. Obviously it was a very serious event.
After a delicious dinner of grilled cheese,
fruit, and salad, we watched Disneyland’s firework show from our campsite. After the firework show, we all rushed to bed because we were all excited for
Disneyland the next day.
Thanks for reading!! Tomorrow we will be in Disneyland.
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