Sam Millard
4/26/11
The first day of our expedition to the Outer Banks we got to our campsite in Cape Hatteras and set up camp.
The next day we went to a history museum in Roanoke Island, where we saw a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith showed us how to make nails the way they made them in the times the settlers settled in the Outer Banks. We also went to the sand dunes in Jockey Ridge where we played war games.
The day after that, we left our campsite to go to another campsite, but because of tornado warnings we stayed the night at a motel in Cedar Island where some of us had a rave party.
The next day we went to the campsite, which was also in Cedar Island, that we were supposed to go to, and spent the night there.
The next day we got up and paddled. We paddled for about 2-3 miles before we got to the island we would spend the night at. At that island there was a giant marker buoy that somehow was beached and we climbed on it.
The next day we paddled back to our campsite in Cedar Island where we spent another few days before driving back to Base Camp in Balsam NC.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Billy's blog outerbanks
4-25-11
Billy’s Blog
Outer banks, NC
The previous expedition we went to the Outer banks in NC.
We first went to Camp Hatteras. At Camp Hatteras we would run on the beach every morning and then go off to do some activities. One day we went out on a boat for the whole day. Evan Small was driving the boat and we stopped at a couple places to fish. Then we were driving out towards the ocean and had a lot of big waves hitting us. Evan Harr and Dustin were sitting on the front of the boat and we crashed into a giant wave and it came over our bow and got Evan and Dustin soaked. After that we drove back inland and Evan Small ran us into a sand bar. It wasn’t that bad but it was funny.
We ended up leaving Camp Hatteras and took a ferry out to Ocracoke Island. Once we got there we had about an hour to walk around the small town. After that we had to go catch another ferry to go back to the mainland. After we got to the mainland we had to stay at a motel because of the tornadoes. At the motel we had a rave party when the power went out. Evan A, Evan H, Dustin, Sam, and I participated. It was really fun.
The next morning we went to our actual camp site. The next day we put our canoes in the water and paddled out to an island. We made a bunch of trenches surrounding a fort and watched it get destroyed by waves. Later we all went back to the beach and swam in the Atlantic for the last time this semester. Then we loaded the canoes and went back to the mainland. The day after we got back to the mainland we went to town and walked around. Then we came back and were trying to catch crabs. The next day we got ready to go back to base and started our 9 hour drive back.
Once we got back we had to clean group gear and pack it away for the rest of the semester. The next day we saw our base staff again and had to transition back to base. That was our last full, real expedition of the semester.
Billy’s Blog
Outer banks, NC
The previous expedition we went to the Outer banks in NC.
We first went to Camp Hatteras. At Camp Hatteras we would run on the beach every morning and then go off to do some activities. One day we went out on a boat for the whole day. Evan Small was driving the boat and we stopped at a couple places to fish. Then we were driving out towards the ocean and had a lot of big waves hitting us. Evan Harr and Dustin were sitting on the front of the boat and we crashed into a giant wave and it came over our bow and got Evan and Dustin soaked. After that we drove back inland and Evan Small ran us into a sand bar. It wasn’t that bad but it was funny.
We ended up leaving Camp Hatteras and took a ferry out to Ocracoke Island. Once we got there we had about an hour to walk around the small town. After that we had to go catch another ferry to go back to the mainland. After we got to the mainland we had to stay at a motel because of the tornadoes. At the motel we had a rave party when the power went out. Evan A, Evan H, Dustin, Sam, and I participated. It was really fun.
The next morning we went to our actual camp site. The next day we put our canoes in the water and paddled out to an island. We made a bunch of trenches surrounding a fort and watched it get destroyed by waves. Later we all went back to the beach and swam in the Atlantic for the last time this semester. Then we loaded the canoes and went back to the mainland. The day after we got back to the mainland we went to town and walked around. Then we came back and were trying to catch crabs. The next day we got ready to go back to base and started our 9 hour drive back.
Once we got back we had to clean group gear and pack it away for the rest of the semester. The next day we saw our base staff again and had to transition back to base. That was our last full, real expedition of the semester.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Outer Banks Expedition-- Our Island Campsite. By Evan Harr
4-25-11
During the Outer Banks expedition, we only went canoe paddling for two days. The first day we paddled three miles to an island. It was a bird sanctuary and a beach. On one side was the Atlantic Ocean, and on the other side was the Pamlico Sound.
At this island there were quite a few things to do. We could swim in the ocean, go fishing, climb on buoys, and more. I had a lot of fun playing war and digging holes. We even made a tunnel that connected the two holes. We also built a dolphin and mermaid out of sand.
During this hole-digging contest, we saw a stingray get beached up on shore. He flopped around a little bit, then flipped over and swam back into the water. It was an amazing sight to see.
When I went fishing, I left my pole stuck I the sand, and It fell into the water when I was gone. When I came back, I couldn’t find it, and I thought a fish took off with it. Luckily, Tristan found it later on, and I was very relieved.
I decided to go swimming in the ocean for a while and it kind of felt like I was at home again. I love the ocean and swimming in it, especially back at home. It also kind of made me miss home, because I used to go to the beach all the time in summer. It is so nice having a home so close to the beach. I can get comfortable with the waves, get a tan, cool off, hangout with friends, and more. It is just so awesome and I really miss it. Anyways, I am really glad that I got to enjoy a fun day out in the water at the beach again.
When we got back to base, I was so happy. I finally finished my last expedition of the semester. It means that parent weekend is getting closer and closer. I couldn’t wait to go back and sleep in our bunk beds. I was also very excited to see people at base like Nicole and Kevin. It was just a very great day.
Overall, I really enjoyed staying at the island. I also liked swimming in the waves of the ocean again. I probably wouldn’t go back though. Anyways, it was a fun last expedition, and I can’t wait to go home!
During the Outer Banks expedition, we only went canoe paddling for two days. The first day we paddled three miles to an island. It was a bird sanctuary and a beach. On one side was the Atlantic Ocean, and on the other side was the Pamlico Sound.
At this island there were quite a few things to do. We could swim in the ocean, go fishing, climb on buoys, and more. I had a lot of fun playing war and digging holes. We even made a tunnel that connected the two holes. We also built a dolphin and mermaid out of sand.
During this hole-digging contest, we saw a stingray get beached up on shore. He flopped around a little bit, then flipped over and swam back into the water. It was an amazing sight to see.
When I went fishing, I left my pole stuck I the sand, and It fell into the water when I was gone. When I came back, I couldn’t find it, and I thought a fish took off with it. Luckily, Tristan found it later on, and I was very relieved.
I decided to go swimming in the ocean for a while and it kind of felt like I was at home again. I love the ocean and swimming in it, especially back at home. It also kind of made me miss home, because I used to go to the beach all the time in summer. It is so nice having a home so close to the beach. I can get comfortable with the waves, get a tan, cool off, hangout with friends, and more. It is just so awesome and I really miss it. Anyways, I am really glad that I got to enjoy a fun day out in the water at the beach again.
When we got back to base, I was so happy. I finally finished my last expedition of the semester. It means that parent weekend is getting closer and closer. I couldn’t wait to go back and sleep in our bunk beds. I was also very excited to see people at base like Nicole and Kevin. It was just a very great day.
Overall, I really enjoyed staying at the island. I also liked swimming in the waves of the ocean again. I probably wouldn’t go back though. Anyways, it was a fun last expedition, and I can’t wait to go home!
Tristan bllog 4/25/11
As you know we went to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I will be writing about the wild horses we saw on Shackleford Island.
OK, lets get rolling. On the island there are about 150 wild horses. Our group’s goal was to see at least one wild horse.
We got dropped off on the island by a small ferry in the morning. When we got off the ferry, we did not see any horses and I was like “Well ok, they must not be in this location right now.” So we all walked down the beach about half a mile and we got to the middle of the island and there they were, five wild horses in all their glory. Evan Harr and Dustin Kenny walked up to the wild horses. They were within 5 feet of them and the horses acted like they weren’t even there. It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. I thought “OMG, I cannot believe what I am seeing”. I was amazed how calm they were.
To conclude I had a blast at Shackleford Island. We saw wild horses for the first time for gosh sakes! Who could not be excited to see wild horses? We were all a little excited. What was my favorite highlight? Seeing wild horses of course!
jockey ridge is dustins
Jockey Ridge National Park
In my final blog I will be talking about what we did at Jockey Ridge National Park so here it goes..
The night before in our nightly meeting we were told that we were going to go to a national park and my thoughts were oh gosh we are going to have to learn something, good thing that was not the case.
So on our way to Jockey Ridge National Park we stopped at a general store and I saw our staff buy two boogie boards and all I thought was that we are going to a national park to learn something, why in the world would we have two boogie boards? That is when they told us that we were going to be sand surfing. I thought that it would be really a cool. It did not turn out so well.
When we got there, there were a lot of dunes and a really steep one so some of us tried to sand surf, but it did not work so we all ran and jumped off of it. When we jumped we were free falling for about five seconds because the hill was this steep. No joke! It was really fun.
After we all got bored with that we started to play war- kids against staff. Mitchell and I were the medic and the riflemen and my rank was a corporal so it was really fun.
` Almost at the end we pretended to call in an air raid because I said that the enemy had tanks. After we called in I told Ray-Ray that it would be funny if an actual plane from World War 2 came. After about five minutes of me telling him that a World War 2 plane flew across the dunes and it was so funny. After that we left and we went back to camp.
I think that this trip was really cool I really enjoyed it I am thankful that I got to go there.
Thank you everybody for reading my blogs but this is my final blog ever I will not be coming back thank you and have a nice day
In my final blog I will be talking about what we did at Jockey Ridge National Park so here it goes..
The night before in our nightly meeting we were told that we were going to go to a national park and my thoughts were oh gosh we are going to have to learn something, good thing that was not the case.
So on our way to Jockey Ridge National Park we stopped at a general store and I saw our staff buy two boogie boards and all I thought was that we are going to a national park to learn something, why in the world would we have two boogie boards? That is when they told us that we were going to be sand surfing. I thought that it would be really a cool. It did not turn out so well.
When we got there, there were a lot of dunes and a really steep one so some of us tried to sand surf, but it did not work so we all ran and jumped off of it. When we jumped we were free falling for about five seconds because the hill was this steep. No joke! It was really fun.
After we all got bored with that we started to play war- kids against staff. Mitchell and I were the medic and the riflemen and my rank was a corporal so it was really fun.
` Almost at the end we pretended to call in an air raid because I said that the enemy had tanks. After we called in I told Ray-Ray that it would be funny if an actual plane from World War 2 came. After about five minutes of me telling him that a World War 2 plane flew across the dunes and it was so funny. After that we left and we went back to camp.
I think that this trip was really cool I really enjoyed it I am thankful that I got to go there.
Thank you everybody for reading my blogs but this is my final blog ever I will not be coming back thank you and have a nice day
A Great Human Accomplishment by. Stephen A. Foster
From a distance, you can see a HUGE monument on the largest hill in the area; it is called Kill Devil Hill. With, the memorial dedicated to one of human-kinds greatest achievements, manned flight.
The great achievement of manned flight was accomplished by two Ohio bicycle engineers, named Orville and Wilbur Wright. By watching the birds they were able to figure out that by warping their wings the birds were able to glide and fly across the sky. They ended up using these ideas on small kites. When it worked really well, they figured that they could create a larger, manned glider. So they found out about this area in North Carolina that was flat, windy, and had a lot of space. They ended up making a base camp there at a place called Kill Devil Hill. They did much research there and ended up completing a glider, not big enough to carry a man, but big enough to try to fly. It ended up working really well, so from there they were extremely motivated to continue to fly.
In the next 8 years they built manned gliders of which some worked and some did not. To get them at the right speed to take a person into the air, they built a track wrapping around Kill Devil Hill to gain enough speed to fly. When they weren’t able to go too far, they figured that they could build an engine to create more speed to fly them further. The engine, through trial and error, ended up working. They got it going about 14 miles per hour, and made it 400+ feet. I think that is truly amazing.
Later on they kept building, better and better airplanes, to fly and sell. They ended up getting a contract to sell to the United States Army Signal Corp, and later a contract to build for France.
When we visited the Kill Devil Hill National Historical Site, I truly was interested in how the Wright Brothers were able to accomplish these feats and throw the world into the age of flight.
The great achievement of manned flight was accomplished by two Ohio bicycle engineers, named Orville and Wilbur Wright. By watching the birds they were able to figure out that by warping their wings the birds were able to glide and fly across the sky. They ended up using these ideas on small kites. When it worked really well, they figured that they could create a larger, manned glider. So they found out about this area in North Carolina that was flat, windy, and had a lot of space. They ended up making a base camp there at a place called Kill Devil Hill. They did much research there and ended up completing a glider, not big enough to carry a man, but big enough to try to fly. It ended up working really well, so from there they were extremely motivated to continue to fly.
In the next 8 years they built manned gliders of which some worked and some did not. To get them at the right speed to take a person into the air, they built a track wrapping around Kill Devil Hill to gain enough speed to fly. When they weren’t able to go too far, they figured that they could build an engine to create more speed to fly them further. The engine, through trial and error, ended up working. They got it going about 14 miles per hour, and made it 400+ feet. I think that is truly amazing.
Later on they kept building, better and better airplanes, to fly and sell. They ended up getting a contract to sell to the United States Army Signal Corp, and later a contract to build for France.
When we visited the Kill Devil Hill National Historical Site, I truly was interested in how the Wright Brothers were able to accomplish these feats and throw the world into the age of flight.
Stormy Motels By: Evan Anderson (Ray-Ray)
On the day we had to take ferries back to the mainland, the staff said that we were getting tornado warnings and lightning storms that were apparently heading our way. After we got off our second ferry ride, we were told that there were some worried parents that would feel better about us staying low for the night and stay out of the coming storm’s furious, unrelenting wrath! Luckily there was a motel next to the ferry dock we got off at.
We began getting out our necessities for the night, which really wasn’t that much since we were at a motel. Then black clouds were spotted off a little ways from where we were, foreshadowing the coming events, giving the gloomy but aweing sight that you couldn’t turn away from. Soon after the lightning was visible, very visible. Lightning lit up skies giving the feeling that Vegas was on the other side of the hill, fortunately, no lightning struck the ground that we could see, but it did take out our power a bunch of times.
Worried staff told us to stay indoors and find something to do to occupy our time. So that’s when we got the idea…. We found as much thing as we could that would flash fast and light up our room like strobe lights. Once that was achieved we took an I-pod that had good techno and dance music and attached it to some speakers and had an all-out rave party! It was awesome!!! Some tips! If you use a bed to help with dancing, don’t go back to jumping on hard floor, you end up feeling pitifully weak because you don’t have the extra bounce. Eventually it was ended by the staff because they got angry that the sheets were on the floor and because of the ruckus, plus it was time for nightly meetings.
You can have fun at any time, if you have the mind for it!
We began getting out our necessities for the night, which really wasn’t that much since we were at a motel. Then black clouds were spotted off a little ways from where we were, foreshadowing the coming events, giving the gloomy but aweing sight that you couldn’t turn away from. Soon after the lightning was visible, very visible. Lightning lit up skies giving the feeling that Vegas was on the other side of the hill, fortunately, no lightning struck the ground that we could see, but it did take out our power a bunch of times.
Worried staff told us to stay indoors and find something to do to occupy our time. So that’s when we got the idea…. We found as much thing as we could that would flash fast and light up our room like strobe lights. Once that was achieved we took an I-pod that had good techno and dance music and attached it to some speakers and had an all-out rave party! It was awesome!!! Some tips! If you use a bed to help with dancing, don’t go back to jumping on hard floor, you end up feeling pitifully weak because you don’t have the extra bounce. Eventually it was ended by the staff because they got angry that the sheets were on the floor and because of the ruckus, plus it was time for nightly meetings.
You can have fun at any time, if you have the mind for it!
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