I love camping. I love waking up in the woods to the sound of birds and the smell of a campfire. We made breakfast burritos and everyone got dressed.
We bought a trolley ticket and hopped on in front of our campground. We rode the trolley all around Eureka springs. We did the touristy shopping, got fudge, and went up to the spooky Crescent Hotel. We had lunch at the Local Flavor. We sat outside on the deck, thankful that we did not have to find parking on the crowded street below. I had a salad, and it was delicious. They also have an amazing Rueben sandwich, FYI. For supper, we found a little catfish place and had the yummiest fried catfish and fixins' we have ever had. We decided to head back to the campground and build a fire. The day had been lovely and we were all tired. I wanted to lay in the hammock and rest my feet for a little bit. Looking at the forecast, we realized that it was probably going to rain either really late that night, or early the next morning. I suggested that we pack everything up before bed, so that if it did rain, less stuff would get wet and we would not be scrambling around in the dark trying to find everything or keep it dry. The rain held off for most of the night. Around 4:45, I started to hear thunder rumbling. I wasn't too worried, the teepee had a tarp which was sort of wrapped around hole in the top. Surely, it wouldn't actually rain in on us, right? Around 5:15, I started to feel sprinkles trickling down on my face. By 5:40, I was soaked. I had made a poor decision to put my bed right in the center of the teepee, I now realize. What started out as a few sprinkles quickly turned into a puddle of wet sheets and pillow. I checked the radar. This wasn't a little quick storm that would blow over in a few minutes. This was the start of an HOURS long downpour that would last most of the day. Within a few minutes, everyone was awake and we were deflating our mattresses, stuffing our bedding into the back of the car. I wasn't too perturbed as this is when I normally wake up, but everyone else was grouchy and tired. Once we had loaded up, we rolled out of town in the pitch black rain. We stopped for gas just outside of town and made a plan to head to Cassville for breakfast at a diner. Seriously, everyone was grouchy, but I was thrilled. Eggs, hashbrowns, hot coffee, toast. I love breakfast food, even if no one else was happy about being up so early, I was excited to be up and out that early in the day. My giddiness seemed to annoy everyone else, so I kept it to myself. I don't know if we will stay in the teepee again, but it was a very fun and memorable camping trip, to say the least!
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