Rain began, light at first, steady, grew heavier.
Primate needed to relieve himself, twice, noticed water in the tent, portions of the sleeping bag, sheet and pillow wet. Dr. Bobo and I, awake after Primate's second bathroom trip, confirmed several leaks, found a pool of standing water about one inch deep in the middle of the tent.
"Maybe, we should go to the car and take our sleeping bags," Dr. Bobo said.
"Yeah, I can't sleep now anyway," I said. "We could go to the Game Room."
Dr. Bobo checked the time. "It's 6:30. That's a pretty good night."
We abandoned ship, watched the weather report on TV in the Game Room, waited for free breakfast of coffee and waffles.
Finished with breakfast, we collected the tent and sleeping pads in the rain, drove north at 9AM. Overcast sky with spells of rain marked our journey to Jekyll Island where we walked one hundred yards over sand to the storm-agitated low-tide for Georgia's low point. The rain increased on our way back to the car, re-wetted us, as a reminder.
The rain eased as we drove farther north. We laid out our wet gear and ate lunch at a South Caroline rest stop. Everything dried, our outlook improved when we neared Myrtle Beach for another low point at Cherry Grove Beach.
A short jaunt north into North Carolina we stopped at Sunset Beach on Bird Island for another low point, our farthest point east. Weather remained fair, sky overcast but no rain, and we started our long westward zigzag drive.
Midway across North Carolina we ran out of daylight without finding a campground, but found an approved area with eight primitive campsites in the Uwharrie National Forest, which turned out ideal, quiet and dry.
Another 606 miles traveled today with three low points achieved.
Low points - nine; high points - two.
Primate needed to relieve himself, twice, noticed water in the tent, portions of the sleeping bag, sheet and pillow wet. Dr. Bobo and I, awake after Primate's second bathroom trip, confirmed several leaks, found a pool of standing water about one inch deep in the middle of the tent.
"Maybe, we should go to the car and take our sleeping bags," Dr. Bobo said.
"Yeah, I can't sleep now anyway," I said. "We could go to the Game Room."
Dr. Bobo checked the time. "It's 6:30. That's a pretty good night."
We abandoned ship, watched the weather report on TV in the Game Room, waited for free breakfast of coffee and waffles.
Finished with breakfast, we collected the tent and sleeping pads in the rain, drove north at 9AM. Overcast sky with spells of rain marked our journey to Jekyll Island where we walked one hundred yards over sand to the storm-agitated low-tide for Georgia's low point. The rain increased on our way back to the car, re-wetted us, as a reminder.
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| Dr. Bobo at GA Low Point |
The rain eased as we drove farther north. We laid out our wet gear and ate lunch at a South Caroline rest stop. Everything dried, our outlook improved when we neared Myrtle Beach for another low point at Cherry Grove Beach.
A short jaunt north into North Carolina we stopped at Sunset Beach on Bird Island for another low point, our farthest point east. Weather remained fair, sky overcast but no rain, and we started our long westward zigzag drive.
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| Connard at NC Low Point. |
Midway across North Carolina we ran out of daylight without finding a campground, but found an approved area with eight primitive campsites in the Uwharrie National Forest, which turned out ideal, quiet and dry.
Another 606 miles traveled today with three low points achieved.
Low points - nine; high points - two.
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