Day 1- The Campsite (10.23.09)

The campsite consisted of a large parking lot and a warehouse. The bus loading area was full of 3Day banners , and as soon as we came off the bus they scanned us back in. We took the path that led us straight to the food area, where they served meals and drinks in buffet lines in a small area of the lot. To our right was a huge white tent filled with tables, a stage, and the 3Day stores. In front of us was the huge warehouse where we would sleep, and tucked in the back right were the shower trailers. Upon arrival, we immediately went to the warehouse and picked up our luggage. In normal, outdoor circumstances, we would have been assigned a tent area (E-50 was mine), but since we were indoors, they told us to set up our tents in lines in the order we arrived. Each “area” (names of island resorts) was marked with signs to help us identify where were tenting. Strangely, I can’t remember the name of our area…St. Thomas or something like that!
We finished between 4pm and 5pm, so we had a lot of time to spend at camp, getting our tents up (which was fun and very easy!) and looking through the stores. At the Energizer station, we were able to sign up for chair massages, which felt GREAT after a day in the rain! Then we ate. Dinner was pretty good, considering how and where they prepared it (another truck). Entertainment began as we ate, so we listened to a review of the day and listened to announcements for the next day’s walk. Due to the rain and camp location, they had make changes to each day, including ending the walks at the last pit stop (they shortened the walk by a good 6 miles because we could not walk from the last pit stop to the campsite).