The actual trip to the camp was tedious, as we needed to ride over long stretches of dirt roads to reach our final destination near the beach on Molokai. While we were riding, physics was definitely in play. First of all, the friction between the dirt road and the bus caused us to go much slower than if we were riding on a paved surface. This is because the uneven surfaces caused the weight of the bus to shift and therefore force the driver to slow down. However, if the dirt road was frictionless, we would not be able to drive to camp, because the wheels wouldn't be able to move the bus. Secondly, as we were riding, thousands of dust particles were pushed off the ground and into the air as the wheels exerted forces onto the ground. Part of the weight of the bus came from us, the riders. Camp had lots of physics moments, even from the very first bus ride to the campgrounds.
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