So, if it is three strikes and you're out...

1/9/13

….does strike 4 negate 1, 2 & 3?

The 6:00 a.m. Angelus Bells were ringing as we were putting the finishing touches on packing up.
ROAD TRIP !

We were headed south on I- 75, actually to the very end of I-75.  A quick stop in Richmond to drop o some things that Christy forgot to take back with her to EKU.  While at her apartment Jerry realized that he forgot to pack the little grill.  Christy to the rescue…!  She let us take her grill, cheeseburger stains and all.  A little later Jerry remembered he forgot the grill basket that we use over open fire cooking.  No Biggie.   There was something else he mentioned that we forgot – again, no biggie.

Richmond brought with it rain, heavy at times that lasted all the way through KY, TN, and the northern part of GA.  Thinking of my BFF’s favorite camping mantra ‘I see blue sky’.  Tried as hard as I could I could not in all honestly say it.

I ended up driving through Atlanta.  At least it wasn’t raining at that point.  Can’t say I saw anything if the city except the white dashes that are suppose to keep cars in their proper lanes.  At least it wasn’t hush hour.

I had found a couple of state parks in GA close to the expressway.  We chose High Falls State Park.  So  National Parks have wonderful senior citizen rates why not state parks?  Hmmm..?  Okay $25. for a tent site.  At lease it is not crowded and we’re not hemmed in by RV Giants.  There is even a hiking trail of a little over a mile long that lead to – High Falls.  But first we need to set up the tent so we’re not doing it in the dark.  Got the external ground cloth down.  Got the tent out of the van.  Open the bag and then…realized that we had brought the wrong tent.  No?   Really? 

Yep !  We have this great 9x9 tent that fits us to a T.  Room for 2 air mattresses and a place of a lantern and our duffel bags.  We can even stand up in it – great or changing clothes.  That tent however is home in our basement at the moment.  What we have is a much/slightly smaller tent – it depends on your mood at the moment.  So we did manage to get the 2 air mattresses in sideways.  However, that took up all the floor space.  But believe me, after you are use to using air mattresses They are the last thing you want to give up.  (Being old might have something to do with it also.)

Okay, I believe in the simple life – and I thought tenting defined that fairly well but I guess Someone had other ideas and wants us to really concentrate on simplicity.  Okay, yeah, I know…we’re headed south to where it is warm, we’re out on the open road, free spirits….  I’m really not complaining just reporting.

It is now 6:00 p.m.  I’m not hearing the Angelus Bells.   I’m really not hearing much of anything, no traffic, no voices only darkness.  So this is what darkness sounds like!

 I’m thinking sleeping bag, head lamp and book – at least of 20 minutes or so….