How did you do this and go to school? Or?....Did you skip school?
Anyway....It sounds like a priceless experience worthy of Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer.
I was rarely at school. At that time I had those traveling bones, much to the consternation of my parents.
In no way could I compare myself Mark Twain. Yet, I do have some stories of those days that might curl your toes.