Rough Ride
Day 7--Florida, Georgia, Tennessee
We got up early to head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For whatever reason, the drive today was SUPER long and there were a lot of stops at gas stations along the way. It was a rough one.
The Smokies were beautiful and we pulled into our camping site with just enough daylight to get everything up. We have this rooftop carrier that has been a lifesaver. It fits all of the camping gear. But it is a pain to load and unload. We have to climb on top of the van and the straps are a beast (more tomorrow!)
And then...
In the dark, these spiders emerged that were HUGE. They were daddy long legs, so not a poisonous species or anything, but they were still spiders nonetheless. I got married solely for the purpose of having someone kill spiders for me. And now I had to be mature and grown up about these huge spiders when all I wanted to do was scream and run around. Luckily, Aunika was doing that for me. She was in full-on panic mode.
I did get to see my first firefly though! What interesting little bugs.
We roasted hot dogs over the fire, ate some million dollar smores and called it a night. I was exhausted. Happily, so were the kids and we all slept pretty good for being surrounded by spiders and black bears.
We got up early to head to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. For whatever reason, the drive today was SUPER long and there were a lot of stops at gas stations along the way. It was a rough one.
The Smokies were beautiful and we pulled into our camping site with just enough daylight to get everything up. We have this rooftop carrier that has been a lifesaver. It fits all of the camping gear. But it is a pain to load and unload. We have to climb on top of the van and the straps are a beast (more tomorrow!)
And then...
In the dark, these spiders emerged that were HUGE. They were daddy long legs, so not a poisonous species or anything, but they were still spiders nonetheless. I got married solely for the purpose of having someone kill spiders for me. And now I had to be mature and grown up about these huge spiders when all I wanted to do was scream and run around. Luckily, Aunika was doing that for me. She was in full-on panic mode.
I did get to see my first firefly though! What interesting little bugs.
We roasted hot dogs over the fire, ate some million dollar smores and called it a night. I was exhausted. Happily, so were the kids and we all slept pretty good for being surrounded by spiders and black bears.
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