Today was my last sweep day with Daniel! We started off the day right with a 7-11 stop to try some Shaq Soda. Apparently Arizona now has branded soda for Shaq, it wasn't terrible, but I probably won't be purchasing it again. It was a short day, so people stopped for coffee. We waited with them till they left and rode along behind them . the next group we stopped with were waiting at a gas station. Daniel and I decided to get some lunch at Taco Bell partially because it's delicious, and also to kill time so we wouldn't have to wait for everyone.
Eventually we made it to lunch and caught up with people again. The rest of the trip was going to be uphill so we wanted to give the group ahead plenty of space so we could make the whole trip in one go. We chatted with Ellie and Kristen for a while, packed up the trailer and headed up the hill. We kind of took it each at our own pace. Daniel did it all in the big chain so he was a bit slower so I would hang back and at least stay in sight of him in case anything happened.
We made it up the hill and found a nice little town where everyone was hanging out in various shops. I went to the coffee shop and got a sandwich and hot apple cider. It was cool up there so a hot drink was actually really nice. We were supposed to camp at the very top of the mountain and the forecast called for rain. I wasn't looking forward to sleeping in the cold rain. Everyone finally left but the girl at the coffee shop began calling potential places for us to stay. There is a church in the area that also runs a camp. They agreed to let us stay there in their cabins. By the time word got up the hill, the trailer was unpacked and some tents set up. People were reluctant to come back down but eventually everyone came. Daniel and I, as sweep, should always be the last people to the host, but this time we were first. I found that very fitting for me.
The campsite ended up being really cool. I chatted with the directors while waiting for everyone to show up. They gave Daniel and I some blueberry cobbler which was amazing! Dinner crew made tacos which was better than the usual spaghetti and way better than the original plan for chili. After dinner we did town hall and discussed all our grant applications we received (I'll explain later). This took a long time but we got through it. There were a lot of places we wanted to give money but we had a limited amount to give.
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