Sorry for missing the post last night the wifi in the hotel was not the best.
Yesterday was a beautiful day.
We took a river boat cruise on the mighty Mississippi which was mighty. The kids enjoyed the boat and had fun talking and being together while a tour guide gave us interesting tid-bits about Memphis and this natural water highway which is still a vital part of the U.S. today. We were thankful to escape rain throughout the boat ride, we did see some very cool lightening off in the distance in Arkansas.
From the boat we loaded the buses to make our way to Shiloh. This was a change from last year's trip and it was worth it. Shiloh was incredible. The students walked part of the battlefield and rode on the buses as well, it was amazing to consider the over 23,000 lives lost on that battlefield. The tour guides complimented our group, which is always nice to hear.
We headed to dinner...I don't think I can do our dinner stop justice, you will for sure have to ask your kids about it. It was a very cool, local place complete with karokee which some of our students sang. The kids enjoyed the food, atmosphere, time together, and fun.
We made it to Birmingham late last night...we are up early this morning on our way to Birmingham Civil Rights museum and the 16th Street Baptist church.
The rain has caught up with us, but we will enjoy our day and learn a lot...
And most of all consider what we see, what we hear, and how that makes us feel.
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