"This is bullshit"

This morning we got up at 430 so we could climb the Beehive and watch the sunrise at the top. The Beehive is a mildly technical climb so Tina (who I called Lisa the whole trip for some reason and even now still want to call her Lisa) decided to skip out because she was not feeling well. It ended up being a good decision because I do not think she would have been able to make it.

Matt, Layla, Tony and I started the climb armed with flashlights. The picture to the left is how dark it was at the beginning. The one to the right is about an hour or so into the climb. The climb had lots of small ledges and several metal rung ladders. During one of the small ledge areas, Tony dropped his flashlight. Matt said he was going to go get it. Tony all serious like said "Matthew" (Tony always called him Matthew when he thought Matt was doing something risky). "Matthew, it wasn't that good of a flashlight, just leave it". Matt looks down and realizes that it is his flashlight! Matt (who is an experienced climber) gets the flashlight. Just a few minutes later, Tony mentions that he sure is glad he has the flashlight and that Matt didn't die.

During the climb, Tony exclaims "This is bullshit" every time we arrive at a difficult element. That soon becomes the theme for our climb. At the top of the peak, I take pictures (of course) and everyone else takes a little cat nap.

Since this is our last day at Acadia, we have a Maine lobster lunch. The lobster industry in Maine is highly regulated and we learn a lot about the lobster which is really a spider that lives in the ocean. After lunch, we load up the van and start our 24 hour return drive to USI.

Overall, the trip was a blast. Maine is beautiful and it was a good opportunity to expose our students to some different elements they might not have seen before. I hope that the love for nature is instilled in them and I hope I can go back some time soon!