Day 8: In Which I Come To Grips With My Stunning Tan (Or Lack Thereof)

Ben's Blog: Day 8
I woke up pleasantly dry... which surprised me. Usually when one goes camping, at least in western Washington, they wake up slightly damp. Scientists and other such people, will probably say this is due to atmospheric pressure, or relative humidity, or something else of the nature, but I choose to think that Washington just enjoys annoying people by soaking them. And of course that's why we all love Washington.

Our parents planned on getting out of the camp by 11:00, and we all know how well those plans work out. We tried our hardest, and we left right when I thought we would. Well past 12:00. Nicely done.

I'm not sure if I can take much more of this heat. I swear, I'm slowly roasting my own flesh. Haven't gotten sunburned yet, but I haven't gotten tanner either (Well, okay, just plain tan. We all know I don't have any semblance of a tan) so that means that either I've gotten skin cancer, or I'm just not getting any sun at all. Considering that I avoid direct sunlight like a teenage vampire (the burning kind, not the glittery six-pack kind), it's most likely the latter.

Today we had three destinations in mind. (Twelve if you count all the bathroom stops and the hotel.) Liberty, Missouri, Far West, Missouri and Adam-Ondi-Ahman, Missouri. That's a lot of Misery... I mean Missouri.

To those mormons reading this blog, you may recognize the significance. For the sake of blasphemy prevention, I won't say the importance of those places, because I'll probably mix them up. Google them if you must know.

Those were pretty cool, I'll admit. Got some cool panorama shots, but those don't exactly turn out well. Instead, I'll put up some pictures of our hotel room. I apologize for my lack of activity for the past few days, though I doubt any of you noticed. I was "grieved", shall we say, with a serious lack of the commodity, no, necessity known as Wi-Fi. However, we will be staying in a motel for the next two days, so I'll survive.

-A Somewhat Cramped Motel Room In Keokuk, Iowa,
Ben

[Truthful Interjection #13: To those people who were in the Music Man, yes, this is the city mentioned in Iowa Stubborn. I also saw a "Shinn Street" I was quite delighted. That's all for tonight.]

Smile For The Camera, Dad

Our Cramped Room