Waking up was today was a slow and painful process. It started as usual with the cry of a baby- who is up at the break of dawn. Then Tammy and Sam call out to her to- in an attempt to calm her down but it really just fuels her more. No matter how many times I tell them “If you leave her she will go back to sleep” they never listen. Probably because...
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After Cades Cove we hiked to Spruce Flat Falls. It was a beautiful hike until we reached the falls. In a split second, the peaceful roar of the waterfall turned to screams. Sam, determined to get a better look at the water, Sam wiggled her hand loose of her buddy, and in the process, lost her footing on the floor of leaves, and slide down the embankment and into the...
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Get ready all of my adoring followers, before you read any further I strongly suggest you go have a little snack, go to the washroom, put on some warm socks and grab a blanket because I am about to break the record of world’s longest post! We woke up this morning and had a nice waffle breakfast bright and early and then gritted our teeth and went outside into the...
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You go to a nice little Mexican place and out of the blue attacked by an alligator.
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This morning I woke up to the sound of Maria calling my name. I know it sounds like a nice way to wake up, and it is, except for the fact that it was six thirty in the morning! We got up and had some breakfast. Everyone stayed wrapped in blankets since it went below freezing last night. After a quiet morning, we packed some lunch and headed out for the ‘Great Smokey...
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We were a bit late beginning our adventure today. Some work issues prevented us from leaving on time. Luckily, we had decided to break the trip into two days so we didn’t get too excited. However, that all changed when we reached the border. The discussion with the border patrol officer started as usual but ramped up to a scene from a movie within minutes. The...
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