Mid-June in South Carolina is HOT, and humid, increasing the chance of pop up showers and thunderstorms. Tuesday afternoon was no exception to this, after leaving the falls to prepare for the storm that was rolling in over the mountains, we had plenty to do at camp before it rained. I was scavenging for firewood - the sites are pretty cleared out of the easily accessible wood - I could feel raindrops starting to fall, hearing thunder in the distance I brought Derek the small amount I gathered, and just as a cool breeze blew through the trees and 3 foot tree limb falls on Derek's head! It could have been much worse if the branch had more force, or landed in a different way, he was okay, startled by his near death experience we moved the tent over a few feet, away from the towering pines.
Since our campsite was only a short walking distance from our car, we had some extra pillows, a book I really wanted to finish reading, and a few luxury items. We also did not have cell service in the park, so we would need to drive about a mile or two down the old logging road to get signal again so we could check in with our moms and let them know we were safe, and were settling in for the night. Keep in mind I am in baggy pajama pants and no shoes, at this point my "good" clothes are wet and muddy from swimming and climbing all day, and my shoes were melted by the fire. *face palm* When we arrived to the car, Derek noticed that the air in one of our front tires was low, we didn't want to wake up in the morning with a flat, so we drove 10 minutes to a gas station to put air in the tire.
*It also never fully rained, there was a five minute light shower, and the sun was back out in full force!!
I searched through the car hoping I had some extra clothes and shoes somewhere. All I could find were a pair of Derek's gym shorts, and his tennis shoes. I quickly changed, and laced up his shoes real tight. After alerting my sister of our issue - I always go to her first, that's what big sisters are for right? - My wonderful mother called a few minutes later. She asked what I needed her to do, so she drove an hour in the dark to pick us up, take us back to our campsite for the night, got back home after midnight, and then drove another hour in the morning to pick us up and take us to get a tire. She did all of this without asking for anything, except for us to not go on any long adventures until our car was safe enough.
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| Leaving camp at 9 am |
I also want to say that my mom is so awesome for not only rescuing me and Derek from a sticky situation, but letting us pack all of camping stuff and Rocky in the back her of her new luxury SUV. I know we were dirty, and smelly, - I felt so bad that I got red dirt on her mats, and our stuff was dirty as well - but she did not hesitate to offer her help. I love my mom and she is always there for me when I need her most. Without her we probably would have had to sleep in the car overnight, and wander around the town in the morning for somewhere with a tire for us.
After all of that we changed our tire, and headed straight home. By then we were exhausted, I took a shower and headed off to work for the night.
Thank you MOM for rescuing us and always being there for me. I LOVE YOU!!!
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| Sunrise over the water in South Carolina - nothing is sweeter than that - |
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