Barrier Island 2001-2002

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Barrier Island 2001-2002

• Welcome to E.P.Todds 5th Grade Trip to Barrier
  Island.
• Please click each picture to learn more about our
  trip.

2
Vikings Lead the Way

• Departing on Big 16 Champion Viking High School
  buses at 730, we arrived at Barrier Island
  around 1130. It was a long trip, but we got to
  see a lot of our beautiful state.

3
Moving In

• Now everyone is ready to move into their new home
  for the next 3 days. This cabin sleeps 18
  children and 2 adults. It is only 30 meters from
  the beach.

4
The Beach

• Wow!!! Miles of beach and it all belonged to us.
  Our chaperones had to be with us all the time,
  but they were a lot of fun.

5
Time to Eat

• We ate family style and we laughed a lot.

6
Pondering Life

• This activity is great as we explored and studied
  the animals that live in a fresh water pond
  located right behind the cabins. We waded in with
  nets and caught minnows and dragonfly nymphs.

7
The Aquarium

• Many of the fish found at Barrier Island were
  contained in their aquarium. We especially
  enjoyed the flounder and the sea urchins.

8
Field Groups

• During the activities we were divided into field
  groups, consisting of 12 children and 1 or 2
  chaperones.

9
The Saltwater Marsh

• A walk into the marsh!

10
The Pit

• The marsh walk ends at the famous pit. We were
  in the mud and detritus up to our armpit. If Mom
  could only see me now!

11
Sunset

• It was truly a beautiful sight. This is one of
  the few places in the world that you see the sun
  set into the Atlantic Ocean. Think about that!!

12
Seining

• I wonder what we will catch with those huge nets.
  If it is big enough we get to put it into the
  aquarium.

13
Need A Friend

• Teamwork is the key to this activity. Each field
  group is faced with an obstacle that cannot be
  accomplished with cooperation and teamwork.

14
Time To Go Home

• We had a great picnic lunch at the pavilion right
  before we boarded the buses.

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Angel Oak
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• About 20 minutes from Barrier Island we stopped
  at Angel Oak, the largest and oldest oak tree in
  South Carolina and took this picture. We got
  home to Spartanburg at 500 to some very anxious
  parents. Did we have some stories for them.