First things first: safety gear!
We were separated into three sand rails. Once we were in the open sands, our drivers put the pedal to the metal!
The vista of the wide open dunes was amazing!
Reaching a speed of almost 60 mph, our skilled drivers led us through spins and turns in the sand. Needless to say, most of us got a face full of sand. I couldn't take pictures at top speed as sand was flying everywhere!
Here are a couple of brief videos:
If you can see the videos below, click on these links:
Video #1
Video #2
Video #3
Video #4
Here's a video take by Victoria!
As someone put it, it was "wicked fun!" All the kids enjoyed themselves and everyone came back in one piece!
.
After we had shaken most of the sand from our bodies (although we will probably end up bring a little bit back with us in our shoes), we travelled about 20 minutes up the road to the Sea Lion Caves.
The vista from the top is spectacular. Then we took the elevator down into the rock to see the natural cave where the sea lions rest.
After some shopping at the gift shop, we went to Mo's Seafood Restaurant for lunch. From Mo's we had a great view of the hotel where we had stayed the previous night.
After lunch we were back on the bus and headed to our hotel in Salem. We arrived early enough that we were able to spend 2 hours at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center. You may recognize the name Ray Kroc---he built the McDonald's empire.
The center had many things for the kids to do including weight lifting, rock climbing, and painting.
The center had a fireplace. You may notice in the picture below that in the root system is a quote from Ephesians.
By now the kids were getting hungry so we were off to Sizzler for dinner.
There were plenty of selections for everyone to choose from. After dinner, it was back to the hotel and lights out. We had a full day today and have white water rafting tomorrow morning. All are well. Thanks again for your continued prayers.
No comments:
Post a Comment