Day 7 by Tessa

Today, the Bath Freedom Tour spent a lot of traveling planned to get back to Maine, which took approximately, 8 hours of signing, laughing, eating, and sleeping. Many would also say that the bus ride was the best part, which would be completely acceptable considering the red bus was the coolest bus. However, aside from all the traveling, we were able to have an amazing last day while visiting some of New York’s famous attractions. Waking up at 5:30 in the morning, we were able to make it to the Today Show in time to make it on the show! The groups made signs that were seen on the show and even got pictures next to some of the Today hosts! After a great time, we were given a few hours to explore the New York shops. Stores like American Eagle, Forever 21, and the Nike Store were some popular places that were visited while the groups also got some lunch. When we were done, the groups loaded the buses and headed for Apollo theatre. Billy Mitchell was our host for the night as he brought us to the famous dressing rooms that all the famous people have used. The odd thing that happened with the dressing rooms was that there were two different types of rooms. There was of course the old, tiny, empty, yet famous dressing rooms that practically everyone that performs at Apollo Theatre uses. Then there were newer rooms that were much bigger and had more things to do in there before you perform. Even before Billy showed us the dressing rooms and even Apollo’s famous wall of signatures, he told us a little about his own history and how he got his famous title, Mr. Apollo. Billy even gave us a chance to perform on stage! Many people got up to show off their talents such as jokes, dancing, and signing! Everyone had a great time cheering and watching the performers! The Apollo Theatre ended our amazing trip with a great conclusion. The three buses then started the long, long trip back to Bath, Maine!