After a nice dinner at the Crazy Lobster Bar & Grill, we split our group into two groups of explorers. One group headed out in search of canned soda (hotel machines charge $3per can) while the other group checked out the two swimming pools at the Hilton.
The pools were found—one closed, but the other still open. So we went to our rooms and "suited up" to go swimming. It was fun, but a bit chilly.
Later we met for a brief "getting organized" meeting, distributed cans of soda, and then retired for the night around midnight Eastern time.
There are already a lot of people here for the gathering. Along the streets there are banners hanging from the light posts on the main streets, and large groups of colored-Tshirt-clad teens are roaming around the streets.
AJ was interviewed by Foxnews and will be on between 5-6 and 9-10 tonight.
The Interaction Center opened at noon. Evening food vendors will open at the Superdome at 4 and the doors of the Superdome open at 5. After the gathering's first "Mass Gathering" we come back to the hotel where there will be special events for the teens.
Then, tomorrow morning, we're up at five a.m. and headed out for a few hours of community service in an outdoor setting somewhere around the city. More to come later . . .
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