After a quick bathroom break and hopping back on the bus, we had a quick drive to see the magnificent Chinese Theater and the Hollywood Walk of Fame (a.k.a. the location of our celebrity prank).
As per Dallas’ instruction…
- Caleb Brannock begins to strut his stuff down the Walk of Fame, right where he belongs (on the way to an important meeting, obviously)!!
- Our designated screamers (Kelsey, Cody, and Tucker) noticed the celebrity and made sure to let EVERYONE know the Caleb Brannock himself, was right in front of our own two eyes.
- 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi… our entire group surrounded Caleb, asking for pictures, hugs, and signed foreheads.
- As strangers began to catch on, they joined us as fangirls in our shouting and picture taking.
- TWB steps back and watches the magic happen!
After flawlessly pulling off our prank, some of us rushed to grab Starbucks refreshers, while others splurged on souvenirs. As fate would have it, our buses were parked directly across from the live Jimmy Kimmel Show set. It was a celebrity showdown: Jimmy Kimmel versus our very own "Outer Banks" idol, Caleb Brannock.
Caleb, still basking in the glow of our fake celebrity sighting success, was stopped yet again for more fan photos before boarding the bus. Who knew Teens Westward Bound could rival the Jimmy Kimmel Show in star power — or at least in excitement?
Onto UCLA! For lunch, we enjoyed pizza wraps and cheese balls, washed down with the barrel juice things. We spent an extensive amount of time in the one, the only, ginormous UCLA gift shop! After breaking the bank once more, we looked at the detailed UCLA hall of fame, which included any sport that you could think of.
We learned about their many National Championships and reigning successes. As per usual, we snacked before leaving which mostly included boba and pretzels. After hearing Khushi’s amazing presentation on UCLA, leaving their phenomenal campus was the hardest part!
UCLAAAAA
Despite unexpected landslides turning our supposed 1.5-hour drive into an epic journey that ended up being more like three hours, we finally arrived at our destination — and boy, was it worth the wait! As we stepped out of the buses, we were greeted by a breathtaking view that our campsite overlooked!
For dinner, our Bashful's blew us away once again with a spectacular dinner. We chowed down on some scrumptious nachos followed with ice cold lemonade. While preparing the food, some of us decided to participate in a dance party featuring songs such as the Cotton Eyed Joe, the Wobble, and the Cupid Shuffle!
After our bellies and hearts were full, we ended the night with another legendary Sing-A-Long. Our vocal cords are sounding better and better each time! Since quiet hours had then begun, we had some "Silent S'more's" by the fire as icing on top of the cake. We had a special TWB birthday today, Ashlyn turned 16! We sang the ""Hooray" song of course and even made her a "16" out of chocolate and marshmellows!
