Day Five: The Great Outdoors

Today was a somewhat bitter sweet. The students and I went to High Falls National Park and were able to go Canoeing, Fishing, and Paddle Boating. A side from not being able to go hiking it began raining; however, we were still able to have smores and relax. I personally got to see my friends night vision goggles in action which were pretty cool you unless you flashed a light in his face or something. In the pictures below you'll find various students and Peer Mentors participating in the events that took place not to meantion the family of ducks that came by, the waterfall, outside the gift shop and at the camp site. After a demonstrative run through of how to set up their tents students left to go eat, but by the time we go to back to our site it was said that the hike had to be canceled due weather.

I caught one of the Peer Mentors (Victor Lei) and decided to ask him some questions on his day...

What was the best part of Camping for you?
"Setting up the tent since its a challenge. I slept in a tent large enough for four people and even with the four of us and being that we're peer mentors we uh were the last ones to have our tent up on the boys side."

Did you expect to catch any fish today?
"Not really because I feel like I have bad luck when it comes to things like this. I simply feel like Fishing is a thing of chance not meant for me but i enjoyed the opportunity."

Were you disappointed that we couldn't go hiking?
"Yes because I expecting to use my night vision goggles.I wanted to have fun watching everyone else trip over their own feet or a twig and I just really feel kinda cheated but its okay cause there's always next summer and I hope to have lots more fun."