What a weekend! I'm over it.

Let me first start out by stating I had a blast at mammoth caves and met a bunch of cool people and made new couch surfing friends. It was absolutely wonderful hearing all of these really cool travel stories!



We took the historic cave tour and it was really informative and interesting. So much fun, right up until the two year old walking in front of us had a bowel movement. Then, it wasn't as fun squeezing through these little paths and having to linger for a few minutes until the line got moving again. Luckily for us, there was a bathroom facility at the halfway mark in the cave. Who'd have thought?!?



Anyway, I had so much fun. There were drawbacks to the weekend though that weren't so fun. Ticks are a big problem there. I have freak outs over anything bug related that sucks your blood (FYI mosquitos are also on this freak out list) so I'm not the ideal camper. I act like a complete female over spiders and ticks. I really wanted to sleep in the van. Of course I roughed it and built character, I reckon. ;)

I made a new friend who taught me to forehand the frisbee. She was ultra cool. I gave her one of my trashy romance novels to keep and told her about paperback swap. I love spreading the word about cool things I've found.

My mom and I have been plotting a trip out west. I'm hoping it goes past the talking phase and morphs into an actual vacation. It would be so much fun to see the west and mark some more states off of my list. I think we would even go as far as Washington since there's a sustainability fair mom is really into. Who knows. I'll keep ya posted ;)

I've almost made it home without partaking in any acts of violence towards the lady we shared our vehicle with on this trip. I'm a rather agreeable person and can be very laid back and easy going for the most part. But this lady is like no other. From the start she blames me for getting us lost, even though she is the one who printed out the directions. Then she decides to repeat everything she says until she gets a response. Annoying is an understatement to say the least. She pees all over the van door when she is squatting on the side of the road because she can't hold it. She also pees inside the tent in a coffee can at three in the morning. These are just some drawbacks to camping with a complete stranger. If you need more examples just ask, I now have an arsenal of them ;)

Anyway, I'm over it. I see the light at the end of the tunnel. We have ten minutes until we make it home and she goes her separate way. Shew!

Time for a long minty bubble soak to erase three days of grime and muscle aches and then an early night to bed. Yes, I'm thinking that will be a fabulous idea.