'Travel Club' goes 'Underground'
MP Visits Fantastic Caverns
Participants in the Fantastic Caverns trip included parent chaperones and Ander, Susan,
Greg, Kelly, Amelia, Lauren, Stephen, Pat, Ellen, Sara, Leigh Anna, Shannon, and Corey.
One of the more popular activities in the Mission Project is the Travel Club. Participants pick exotic destinations, and meet regularly to plan the event.
The culmination of recent planning was a trip to Fantastic Caverns - just outside Springfield, Missouri, on November 8th. It was an all-day event that included trips to the Gift Shop, a special tour vehicle just large enough to hold our party, an expert guide whom our group found to be entertaining as well as knowledgeable, and dinner at the Han Shin Japanese Steak House in Overland Park on the way back to their apartments in Mission.
The cave was spectacular, and several participants were overheard to comment that they had no idea just how dark dark could get until the lights were turned out.
At the Japanese Steak House, Ellen was the only participant able to successfully catch a shrimp that had been launched in her direction by the chef.
It was a day of fun, laughs, and discovery. Fantastic Caverns is a destination recommended by all, and one worth another visit some day.