Spring/Summer Update

Oh my it's been a while again! Here are a few notable events/updates in our life over the past few months...

Camping in the Jungle

Our great friend Tab got married in May on Cumberland Island in Georgia (which is pretty much Florida). On the way down we stopped in Charleston and visited Katie/Billy/Claire and Carrie/David/Dean - first time meeting Dean! It was a bit hectic packing for both a Charleston trip AND camping. I had been making lists for weeks.

Then we drove down to Cumberland Island on Sunday and met up with everyone at the boat dock. From there we loaded all our stuff onto the ferry boat. Well, Justin loaded it while I entertained Grady. Then we had a nice 30 minute boat ride to the island, where we (Justin) unloaded all our stuff onto a cart/wagon thing. We were assigned a campsite after a lengthy orientation session, and we were on our way!

Sidenote: Tab had warned about the events up to here, so we were mostly prepared for them. Not so much the next section.

So then we set out with our cart/wagon which Justin pulled, while I carried what wouldn't fit on the cart and also Grady. We had no idea how far it was to the camp site but we figured it couldn't be TOO far... well it felt like about a mile! It was super hot and muggy which led to sweaty mommy and daddy which then attracted many hungry mosquitoes which led to cursing. We didn't really realize the beauty of where we were until we finally reached the campsite. It really was a tropical jungle! There was tropical foliage along with old oak trees and hanging Spanish moss, and LOTS of lizards, aforementioned mosquitoes and other insects, armadillos, very brave raccoons but most importantly --- wild horses! Once we set up camp we headed out to the beach on the other side of the island, and there were 3 horses grazing on the beach the whole time we were there. So beautiful! It definitely made the rough couple hours getting there totally worth it.

Tab and Sebastian got married on the beach the next day which was so perfect and fun. We explored the island and saw more horses and other animals (but no wild boars which we have heard are around). Grady did a great time camping in the tent with us, except for nap time which was a bit of a struggle. All in all it was a great, memorable trip!