Before we even got started on our road trip things seemed to be going wrong. Walking around the car to put some things in the trunk, I stepped on some exposed tree roots and threw my hip out of alignment, instantaneously. My back went into a painful spasm. How am I supposed to sit in a car for 4 hours now?
My husband, David and I were embarking upon one of our epic summer road trips. Who loves a road trip? ✋
I took a moment, stretched, and the pain abated. It was a lovely ride. Good music, and even better conversation. When we arrived at our first destination for butterfly photography, we hiked for a few hours. The scent of pine, cedar and fir trees energized me like a healing tonic. My hip injury seemed to disappear. It was a beautiful day. Finally we arrived at the hotel. However, our room was double booked. (I guess this happens sometimes when folks book with Expedia? Be mindful.)
Anyhow, upon noticing the error, the friendly hotel staff upgraded our room. Hurray! But then we realized that the very clean upgrade had no toilet paper nor washcloths. (I understand some people don’t use washcloths but that’s a whole other blog.) Also, the deadbolt on the front door didn’t work and several blinds were missing from our front window in the living room. Yes, living room, we were upgraded to an entire apartment! We shared what was lacking with the staff and surprisingly, they had no washcloths and had to run to the store for toilet paper. No, the deadbolt would not be fixed during our stay. But gratefully, there was a chain on the door and an old skool lock in the doorknob. We were set for security.
That afternoon we received a call saying that the manager would “have to go home to get washcloths from his linen closet”. Needless to say, it was a small town with very nice people.
Later that night, the folks in the apartment next to us got into an argument that lasted most of the night. We decided not to go into a dark place about this particular moment, and instead raised the volume on our music to drown out the arguing. And frankly, we had our toilet paper and washcloths, so we were giving thanks for our blessings.
The next day we continued our hiking and butterfly photography adventures. Since these excursions often take place in meadows, I’m usually covered in mosquito repellent because I’m that person who always gets a bug bite if there’s a bug around. 🙄 But these were Kern River mosquitoes. Let me explain: These are OG mosquitoes, comparable to Caribbean mosquitoes. You better have the repellent that’s super toxic. But of course, I had the “wellness” mosquito repellent. The good for your skin type of repellent. That said, I was eaten alive.
But we ate well, took fabulous photos and videos, and loved each other up. So yeah, things went all kinds of "bad" on this trip, but we were all good.
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