We got up saturday and put up the tent. After we got it up, we found out that we'd set up in a different site from the other folks. Someone was asking about the mixup, but we never had to move. 9am we found out everyone was going on the "Violet Lantern Tour" at 915! We scrambled but they wouldn't sell us a ticket because it was after 915 when we got there. The tour ranger said we could go anyway...just to put our admission in the donation box when we got back. It was like 3 hours and about 3 or so miles. Turned out it was closer to 4 hours, and the last 1/2 mile was up 4000 steps! The troop leader said she felt like she was going to have a heart attack. I'm glad she said it first. Doesn't look too good when a fat guy says it...
We got back from this ordeal and I took a quick nap. We were invited on a 5 mile hike...there was no way.. I made lunch for the kids, then napped a little. I did dishes and cleaned up. Later, the kids played and there was a parents meeting. After that, dinner & playing in the fire. 10pm or so we went to bed. At 2am, I wake up with horrible back pain and realize I'm sleeping on something big, cold, and hard. My air mattress developed a slow leak, and deflated throuh he night. There was little to do besides blow it back up. I had to huff and puff...the electric pump sounds like a weed eater or something. I got another 2 hours of sleep and had to blow it up again. Finally itwas about 6am and I could get up. Man, I had no sleep for like two nights straight.
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