Survival Outing Day Two

My day started at the crack of midnight. After an hour of sleep I was back to the instructors area. We sat around the fire some more talking and eating. At this time the students could come to the instructors area if they wanted. It turned out that only one student stayed with us all night long. Two others made their way there and stayed for a while then went back to camp.

Keith, Joe, Jacob, and I started to get into a conversation about politics. Keith is very liberal where the rest of us are conservative. It was a nice discussion. We started talking about trickle-down economics and went from there. I could see Jacob was more liberal when it came to some social issues.

I was going to go to sleep around four in the morning, but the conversation was so good that I was not tried. Pretty soon it was six in the morning and we got the students back to the instructors area. We had a final briefing. The night was mild with no rain. So it was an easy one this year.

Thuot and the students went on the rounds going from shelter to shelter talking about the good and bad about each one. Joe, Jacob and I started to take down the instructors area. I had to be gone around seven in the morning to head to the softball games.

Now I was pretty tired. I got my uniform on at the gate to the Bandera Airfield. I headed straight to the field. I stopped in North Bend to get some breakfast. I showed up about thirty minutes late for batting practice. I got a couple swings in.

I was wearing metal spikes because I had not changed them out. It was going okay, but I had to go to the bathroom really bad. Finally I had to run to the bathroom. Someone from the team we were playing second heard me running on the cement and said something to my coach. I had to take them off.

I did okay in the games. I was getting on base and making the outs at first base. We won the first game by four runs. Then we were playing Grandpa’s old team. We beat them by two runs. I had a triple in that game. I am leading the team in triples this year. I have about six or seven on the season.

When the games were done I said my goodbyes. This is my final game with the Maulers. I am not going to play next season with them because of the driving involved and the gas prices. Don asked if I was going to be able to play in the All-Star game. I was voted in this season. It actually was not one of my best seasons and I finally was recognized. I cannot play because next weekend I am on call for the coroner and I do not want to drive over to Seattle for one game.

I went home and crashed. I slept for about five hours. I got up just before dinner. I was going to leave after dinner, but I stayed longer surfing the net. Then Old School came on I watched that until nine o’clock. I finally hit the road. It was a nice drive. Very little traffic in the way.

I got home around one in the morning. I checked my mail and then I decided to make my way to bed.