Day 7-- Virginia Beach

Tuesday morning started with another amazing meal at the Seahorse. We then traveled back to the equestrian farm called Equikids where we spent a while doing a variety of jobs, from watering flowers and pulling weeds, to unloading a trailer full of wood, to cleaning the barn, and, yes, one group even got the job of mucking the fields. The Poo Patrol took great pride in their work, turning it into a game to see which team could fill up their wheelbarrow first. Team “Turd Tossers” turned out to be the Dominators of Dung. After a hard morning of farm work, we enjoyed a few hours at the beach where we had a cookout, flew kites, played in the waves, or just hung out in the shade. To finish out a terrific day, we went to Angelo’s Murder Mystery Dinner Theater where we participated in and helped solve a mystery. A tired but happy group returned to the Seahorse for Examen time and a game of Apples to Apples before bedtime.

“One of the Poo Patrol groups that Amelia named the Dingleberry Dogooders was the bestest group ever ‘cause we played the game where you carry eggs in spoons while running, but we did it with poo.” –Logan G.

"Yesterday we visited Equikids. We participated in the farm chores. I was in the group that cleaned the stable bars. So for 2 hours we cleaned as well as took breaks to pet the horses. This experience was very rewarding, as not only did it help out, but it felt as if we were a part of something bigger than ourselves."--Cassie H.

“At the Dinner Theater I didn’t know what to expect, but what I did know is that it would be fun. The first thing that happened is that this lady named Celia came storming in and complaining, and then immediately I was taking notes on the pamphlet thing they gave you. It was a you were the deputy thingy. There were suspects like Nikki, Celia, Sarah, Aaron “The Flaming Saxophone Juggler,” Nurse Nancy (Ms Kristy), Kasey “the Shark” Smith, and Daniel “The Mad Dog” Collins (that’s me). They even had a little evidence table, and you had to walk around and interrogate the suspects and watch everything so you could figure it out. You could walk around and get food or interrogate at any time. Pete was the person who got killed. He was allergic to penicillin so Nikki put a penicillin pill in her cup and swapped cups and killed him. With that evidence, I got the Super Sleuth T-shirt. It was an amazing time.” –Daniel C.