Day 2 (Valley) Forging a New Path

Our second day featured a long bus ride through the Allegheny mountains, and rolling hills of the Keystone state. We arrived at Vallley Forge National Park just after 3pm EDT. Our tour guides took us around the park and provided a great history about the significance of the historic site. We also learned about the many lessons the continental Army learned to prevent the spread of disease in the late 1700's. Stops on the tour included replica soil dears quarters (roughly 14'x16' and slept12), General Washington's house where students got to touch and use the same hand railing to get upstairs that George Washington used, and the Episcopalian church built in Washington's honor.

A side note about the church, each Sunday is dedicated to a state in the union determined by the order in which the state joined the union. This Sunday 4/2 is Wisconsin's Sunday. 

We made it to our hotel just before 6, where students had just over an hour to relax, workout, or nap before heading to Dave and Busters for dinner and a night at the arcade. Tuesday we are taking a walking tour of historic Philadelphia, and get to see important buildings in the creation of our nation.

Monday it was sunny and 60, Tuesday calls for a chance of rain and thunderstorms, but on the way to 65. 

Statistics from BUS 1 - Day 2 total
Books Read: .25 (Finished reading Best State Ever by Dave Barry)
Cups of Coffee Mr Yeska drank: 3
Crossword puzzles completed: 2 +1 Sudoku
Movies Watched: 2 (We Are Marshall, Maid in Manhattan)
Rest Stops: 2
Minutes Napped: 45
Number of times someone asked: How soon until we stop - Still too many to count

Statistics from BUS 1 - Trip totals
Books Read: 1 (Best State Ever by Dave Barry)
Cups of Coffee Mr Yeska drank: 4
Crossword puzzles completed: 4 +1 Sudoku
Movies Watched: 5 (Talladega Nights, The Princess Bride, Grown Ups)
Rest Stops: 5
Minutes Napped: 45
Number of times someone asked: How soon until we stop - I stopped counting after 1

(Pictures to follow later)