Overview
- Date: Tuesday April 1
- Starts in: Terrace
- Ends in: Smithers
Meals
- Breakfast: Bag breakfast, served on the bus while boarding, around 7:30 AM
- Optional Coffee: McDonalds or Tim Hortons, in Terrace, around 7:45 AM (plan for 15-30 minutes)
- Lunch: Bag lunch (there are no other food options in the area), served on the bus while boarding, around 1:30 PM
- Dinner: On-your-own (there is nearby fast food and other options), in Smithers, from around 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM (“on-your-own” means in a group with a certain number of other students, not “by yourself”)
Major Activities
- Nisg̱a’a Museum in Lax̱g̱altsʼap
- Shower at the hotel in Smithers
- Dinner in Smithers
Schedule
| 6:15 AM (or earlier if needed) | Early risers (bathroom opens, only some lights are on, please be silent in the sleeping area of the gym) |
| 6:30 AM | Gentle risers (lights are on at 100% in the sleeping area, please be silent, you can start packing, use washroom, etc.) |
| 6:40 AM | Everyone up (gentle wake up music is played, everyone is up, late risers must pack quickly, does not need to be silent) |
| 7:00 AM | The gym is fully packed, stored for loading, everyone is almost ready (we load the bus at 7:15 AM) |
| 7:10 AM | Gym is empty, ready for a group clean up check (everyone helps) |
| 7:15 AM | Load the bus with gear (everyone helps) |
| 7:25 AM | Students are on the bus (breakfast is passed out as you enter) |
| 7:35 AM (or sooner) | Bus departs once everyone is on the bus and everything is fully loaded |
| 7:45 AM (or sooner) | Optional coffee at McDonalds or Tim Hortons (get any road trip snacks if you want them, but note that healthy snacks and water will be provided during the drives) |
| 8:15 AM | Bus departs (2-hours, one stop, then 1-hour more; total 3-hours driving time) |
| 11:00 AM | Nisg̱a’a Museum in Lax̱g̱altsʼap |
| 1:30 PM | Bus departs, bag lunch is on the bus (no other food options are in the area) The total drive is about 5-hours. There will be two stops at gas stations. These are for washrooms only (no shopping). Snacks and water will be provided to students during the drive. |
| 6:30 PM | Arrive at the hotel in Smithers Once we are checked-in, you can get your stuff and put it in your room, then there is block of free time (for dinner own-your-own, etc.) |
| 8:30 PM | Group meeting and check-in (rules reminder and other “business”) |
| 8:40 PM | Winding down time |
| 10:00 PM | Quiet time, followed by lights out (at this point you must be in your assigned room until no earlier than 6:00 AM the next day) |
