We’re Home!

What a doozy of a storm!

It started raining just as we sat down to our wine and snacks on the patio at our Mueller campsite. At first it was a light rain. It got heavier and heavier … the pitter-patter louder. No problem … we remained dry under the awning. Thunder boomed more frequently … we heard some cracks of lightning, too. Both distant. The temp dropped like a rock … we bundled up and remained on the patio, enjoying the sounds of the storm as we sipped our wine and discussed which trail to hike tomorrow.

So, if we were making hiking plans, why are we home now?

We’d just finished watching an episode of Midsomer Murders when I started feeling unwell. I don’t know what it was. Allergies? I had taken my pills. Altitude? I’m not susceptible to adverse effects from being at high altitude. Something I ate? No idea. I couldn’t really describe it to Mui when he asked what was wrong. A hitch in my breath … my heart running a little faster than usual. In hindsight, I think the latter was a bit of a panic attack because I couldn’t pinpoint what the problem was. Stupid really since medical care wasn’t that far away should it come to that.

Anyway, we decided to head home. It was a decision we didn’t make lightly since we prefer not to drive the RV at night. But it was the right decision. We quickly packed up and headed down the mountain. The pitch-dark skies above us were being rent by lightning that turned night into daylight. Thunder was booming. And just as we exited the park, rain started to fall again … a deluge that luckily was very short-lived. By the time we got to the intersection with US-24, the rain was over and we drove home under dry skies … the pavement most of the way back bone dry.

So that’s the story of why we suddenly de-camped. I feel fine now. Making the decision to head home relieved the anxiety I was starting to experience. The rest of the symptoms are all but gone, too. Would they have dissipated had we stayed up at Mueller and continued our camping getaway? No way of knowing that, so I am not going to think on it. Instead, I’m off to get a good night’s rest.

The Cruiser is going to rest now for a bit … until our fall road trip.Baca lagi