End of the district visits

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Who| Everyone on the tours.
What| A wrap up thread for the tours ending before the new arena.
Where| Across Panem.
When| From the end of the banquets till the return home, the day before the Arena.
Warnings/Notes| Please specify in your subject line what district and where you are located within that district. Several specific requested event threads are below for District 1, 4, 5, and 7.

District information can be found here if you need some plot fodder/hooks for your posts.

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District 1: Hot Springs

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The tributes who had volunteered (or been volunteered to) go on a hot springs trip were bundled up into a vehicle and driven a bit away from the grand lodge, to a beautiful Hot Spring higher in the mountains.

The main pool was a beautiful thing, out doors, and varying in temperature from comfortably warm to almost too hot, depending on how close you were to source of the water. Tall pines crowded around it, and in the later afternoon a snow began to fall softly. No one but the Tributes and their crowd were there, the hot springs closed for the day. The water smells slightly of minerals, and can be drank straight from the pipes the pump it into the pool.

The place also contained several hot pools deep in caves carved into the mountains, segregated by sex and with heavily suggested nudity to keep the water purer. These were the caves said to imbue the District 1 tributes with an upper hand. The caves smell stronger of the mineral, although not unpleasantly so.

District 4: Fishing boat trip

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It was obviously a working boat, although for this trip, the work was cut down some what, to account for the Tributes.

The boat left early in the morning, and the captain started with tour of the boat, showing off how they worked, and letting the Tributes know the ins and outs of their work. All of the sailor were friendly, although there were a few jibes about how their production was going to be cut that day. Friendly ones of course. And some seemed grateful to have an easy day at sea. For the easier and safer tasks, the tribute were allowed to help.

Most of the fishing was done in the morning, setting out and gathering nets, far from land. The day was beautiful, not too hot or too cool. When a storm began to gather in the early afternoon, they turned back to shore. On the last night they Tributes dined on delicious dolphin fish "they" had caught.

District 5: Lake Boating

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The boat trip starts early in the morning, the Tributes bused from District 5's lodging to the marina on the edge of the lake. The boat is obviously a luxury vessel, a Capitol vehicle, not a district one.

A light breakfast is served as the boat moves up, along the swollen lake and away from the dam. A light breakfast is served as they move through beautiful, red sandstone cliffs, away from civilization and deep into the nature of the west.

For lunch, the boat docks up one of the canyons, able to pull up right to a sand bank and unload a picnic for the Tributes. Some exploring is allowed, as all paths dead end or loop back to the beach, so there isn't much worry about anyone getting lost or escaping. The water is beautiful and clear, but too cold to swim in, even thought the temperature has warmed up a bit the last few days.

In the afternoon, fishing is allowed over the edge, although it is a catch and release. Finally the boat returns to the marina as the sun starts to set.

District 7: Ice Skating

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For those that wanted to skate, heavy clothing is laid out in the morning, as well as warm hiking boots, and extra pair of socks, and a pair of skates to take with them.

To get away from the city is a small hike, but soon the Tributes are at the edge of a small, perfectly smooth lake in the woods. Peacekeepers stand guard near the edge, and everyone must either be wearing their skates and on the lake, or in the small shelter that has been set up. Warm cocoa and cider an be retrieved in the shelter, as well as small snack and, as afternoon approaches, a lunch of warm pastries filled with meat, vegetables and gravy, perfect to fill up on after all the movement.