Tony Mellinger

Well, fuge has finished and we are in the hotel for the evening. There were many commitments made on thursday and all the last goodbye's to their new friends were said and we headed out at about 11am to spend some time in Panama City Beach, FL. First stop we went to was Alvin's Island, a giant beach store equipped with live alligators! The students had a chance to pet a baby florida alligator and pick up some gifts for their families. After that, we found a taco bell/subway/burger king and got some fast food. After getting some energy, we headed down to the county pier to check out the ocean. most of the students didn't swim because all of the oil has pushed the oceans wildlife up into the shores so we didn't want to get eaten. Also the water has been filled with seaweed all week long, yuck! Following the pier, we checked into our hotel rooms and then headed out for the city. Half of the students went to the mall and the other half headed back to the beach and then the hotel swimming pool to enjoy the weather. Some of the girls will be coming home with quite a few shopping bags... fyi :) We met back up for 15 pizzas and a bunch of mountain dews in the hotel lobby and now, getting ready to fall asleep. Pray for our 6hr trip to priceville/Decatur AL tomorrow. We will be leaving around 10am. The students will have their phones in the car, so if you haven't had a chance to talk to your students, then would be a great time!