Day 20: Kansas
Hi guys! This is the Grumpys. After a long night of glow stick wars, we surprisingly got to sleep in until 7 am. We started off our Fourth of July by singing the national anthem in the bus, followed by our punishment of listening to 100 ways to love a cat.
We arrived at Walmart on 2 wheels, sprinting through the store with a quick 10-minute round trip. We were shoving popcorn chicken into our starving mouths as we sprinted to the bus because our food privileges on the bus were revoked.
We arrived at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs after a quick drive. We split into 2 groups to make the tour more manageable. Our first stop in the wrestling and boxing facility, releasing some of our anger on the punching bags. Next, we headed to the Olympic-sized swimming pool, where we saw artistic swimmers hard at work in their 6'7 pool. We finished off the tour in the gym that used to be a military base in both World Wars!
As we began our long drive to Kansas, we didn't have much choice in music because of our actions, but if you were lucky enough to be on the bus, you got to watch Rocky. Carson and Jack learned a bit more about fighting after the dance challenge last night. Some people bought the newest Lego F1 cars and built them as we went through the wheat fields of Kansas. As we drove, we added lots of festive wear and decorations for the Fourth of July. After many long conversations, people began to get exhausted and took lots of naps.
After a long morning, we finally remembered to eat our gourmet breakfast consisting of muffins and grapes. Soon after that, we ate a scrumptious lunch, including a turkey and cheese croissant sandwich with oranges.
Following a long gas station stop, we found an oil rig on the side of the road and had to stop for an oil rig picture.
Before arriving at our campsite, we stopped to take a picture at the entrance of Kansas State University. We heard many presentations, including information on universities by Savy, Alyssa, and the best of all, the Grumpy member Ruby.
Finally, after a little detour, we arrive at the campsite where the bugs are as big as our quarters, and the humidity practically cooked our hot dogs for us. Our truly American dinner consisted of hot dogs, mac and cheese, and cookies. We can't wait to sleep on the green grass-covered hill after we finish our duty as bloggers.
Tonight while we sleep we will be dreaming of the egg ride through the St. Louis Arch and the view of endless corn. Fortunately, Kansas eventually ends as we enter Missouri.
