Our next and last stop on that first night was to the place that we would be staying during the week. It was called "The Running W". Let me ask, what kind of images does that conjure up in your mind? Does the word Bonanza come to mind??
It took us about 30 minutes to get from the church we were at, which was .6 miles from our mission location, to the Running W. We were mainly on interstate, with some time on two lane road, but the very end of our journey led us down the bumpiest road I have ever been on in my life! At the urging of JR, the kids learned to love riding down that road. (They pretended that they were on a roller coaster ride and rode with hands in the air, yelling in joy!) Those of us over the age of 16 weren't quite so fond of it! JG, who often rode in the back seat of the van gets the best sport award. No joke, one time she started with a full glass of water at the beginning of the road and ended with an empty one, and never even had a sip!
The Running W is located on a horse farm. The owners had a huge warehouse that they were no longer using. They decided to turn it in to a place where people like us could come and have an very inexpensive place to stay. It was absolutely perfect for a group like us. There were two rooms loaded with bunk beds. There was a central area with pool tables, eating areas and sofas. There was a TV, which we only turned on twice for two movie times. There was a loft with a ping pong table. There was a kitchen and bathrooms. They even had a pool and a basketball court. There were some critters that I hesitate to mention, but really to get the full effect you need to know that as well. My sister said we should have been thankful for the bats, because they would have eaten other things that would have been considered pests!!
The kids had hours and hours of fun just hanging out at the Running W...no electronic devices required!
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