Stormy...

This was meant to be published yesterday--July 7th--but without wifi, I couldn't upload it until now.

So...the place I left? Wonderful Tybee Island, GA. A whole week there, with occasional visits to Savannah. I'm on some highway right now, and it is storming HARD. The new Popular Science issue is great, I like the stuff in there, and how these people like analyzing things too! One of the things they're talking about is Chernobyl. I had no idea that even the most unassuming stray cat could be chock-full of radioactive isotopes! Aaaahhhh. I love being a geek.

Homeward Bound,
Cam

P.S.: Unofficial Song of the Hour: "The Start of Something" and "Soft and Warm", which are both by Voxtrot.

Ghosts and Gravestones: Savannah

The tour that I told you guys about yesterday was phenomenal! Our tour guide acted as if she LOVED her job--I bet she wasn't acting--, and the reenactment at the end was frightening, yet funny. I'm really bummed to be leaving Georgia, and after we leave, I'll tell you where we were.

Unofficial Song of the Day: "Let's Go", by Matt & Kim

On the road...AGAIN!
Cam

Lack of posting

Over the course of 20+ hours starting on Friday, July 6th @ 5pm EST., to Saturday, July, 7th @ about 10pm Central, I probably won't be posting.

Sorry.

I have to drive home...ehhh...,
Cam.

P.S.:Tonight I'm going on a ghost tour in Savannah :) Blog about it tomorrow!

I love hammocks

They are truly amazing.

*relaxed*
C

And the jellyfish strikes once more!

Update: Pictures are of my knee, where the jellyfish got the worst. Scratch- and whip-like marks are the sting.

Aaaaaaack.

Jellyfish must hate me 'cause one--or two--stung me AAAAALLLLL OVER MY LEGS. It felt like electric barbed wire, and completely wrapped around my calves and thighs. If anyone knows what jellyfish this is, or has a valid and trustworthy link to a site about jellies, please comment below. Even now, a good hour and a half since I got stung, it still hurts a lot, especially my right knee and right thigh. We put on (in order):
~At our chairs~
•Jellyfish Squish
•Wet Sand
•More Jellyfish Squish
~Taken to Lifeguard~
•Water
•Ammonia/Vinegar mix
•Aloe
~Back to Chairs~
•Wet sand
•Sea Water

Please, I need to know what's been stinging me...comment below.

Stingin,
Cam

Attack of the sea life!!

I am in pain right now.

Not only was I sunburnt to a crisp, but also pinched by a crab and stung by a jellyfish! Yesterday, I was boogie-boarding with one of my friends--Braden--and I felt a VERY SHARP PINCH. VERY SHARP. I yelled, and Braden was like, WTH? We got out of the water, and I saw this splotchy white-red spot. (Picture Below)Ouch! When we went to the lifeguard, he confirmed it as a sting, and sprayed ammonia and vinegar on it. What I didn't see until this morning? An upturned crescent slice on my ankle. Very clean, and just starting to scar, but not scab. :( . A crab.

This won't discourage me from staying out of the water, though! The waves during high tide are perfect for b-boarding and wind surfing, and I look forward to it all week. The 'rents are forcing me to not go in the water, at least for today, so we're hitting some shops before dining in Savannah.

Over and Out!
Cam

I got a free harmonica!!

Last night, I was at a bar/restaurant in GA, and a band was playing surf-rock music. The harmonica player and vocalist in the band gave me and all the kids I'm rooming with FREE HARMONICAS!! He even made us stand up on the stage and play it, in front of the whole restaurant! We had a lot of fun, pics of the harmonica are below!

Cam

On the Road Again: Georgia!

Yes! After over sixteen hours of being cooped up in a car, I--we--finally arrived in *unnamed island near Savannah*, GA! Last night, we stayed in Atlanta, and the pullout bed was SO COMFY. We're sharing the house with a few other families, so we're never lonely!
So, I feel like I have to blog about this amazing restaurant in Manchester, Tennessee. Their hospitality was outstanding, and so was their food. The restaurant's name is The Oak Restaurant, and like I said, they're located in Manchester, TN. Our server was so nice, and I really felt out of place, since I asked him if they had sweet tea. Being from a state where if you want iced tea, you have to join the dark side and go unsweetened, sweet tea is a treat! I don't go to McDonald's often, which is one of the only places in my town that I know of that has sweet tea...Anyway, Oak Restaurant. Manchester.
Secondly--or third?--: GAS.
You Southerners out there that are reading this post are SO FREAKING LUCKY!! Gas in my region costs about $4.12 p/gal. Gas in the South? Around $2.90-$3.20 p/gal. At the gas station we were: only $3.03.
Boy, did my dad fill up on gas then!

I have a question for everyone:

Is "Southern Hospitality" a real thing? Northerners: Have you ever met an outlandishly mean or rude Southerner?
Southerners: If you are hospitable, does that mean that Northerners are hostile?
Other regions:What is the price of gas in your part of the country?

Comment below with your answer--just click or tap "(random #) comments", and type away!
Cam

On the Road Again: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee

Sorry I haven't been posting...been really busy lately.

Anyway, my family is awesome enough to go to *unnamed town, island, or city near the coast near Savannah*, Georgia, so we're on the road, from *unnamed midwestern city* to GA. Right now, we're in Tennessee, we actually just left the Nashville area. But first, Illinois.

I don't know if I put this in my info, but I currently reside in the WAAAAY Upper States, making my journey a whopping 12+ hr drive to the South. Our route? First through the Windy City, then Indiana, and diagonal through that state. Next comes Kentucky, diagonal through that, then TN, go straight across, and finally, Georgia. Man, I can't WAIT to lounge with my friends on the beach! I'm so excited!

We started driving at 7:30 am Central Standard Time, and right now, it's 7:35 pm Eastern Standard Time(I think that's what it's called), so almost 11 hours, since you gain an hr going east. You won't BELIEVE what I've seen--

•an elderly man in Nashville not wear a shirt and drive *shudders*

•a young girl at a rest stop in Indy tell her mom in a bathroom stall that they were sharing that she "didn't know you wore a toe ring"

•That Trident Vitality gum is REALLY GOOD (the pomegranate kind)

•how many trees were on one hill in KY

•That there are tons of wind mobiles in IN.


More pics to come--no wifi for awhile!

C