Maggie wasn't really sure about this whole camping thing. Normally when we go on a road trip she sleeps quietly in the backseat sitting up only when we enter a city she hasn't been to before. She look out the window and take it all in but as we drive out she lays back down and goes back to sleep.
This trip, we weren't far out of Murfreesboro before we were in an area none of us had been to before so Maggie didn't get any sleep at all on the ride. Even though Jonathan had cleaned the truck before we left the back windows were covered in nose prints before the day was through.
She did much better then I thought she would do on the trails. I had worried that since she was use to sleeping all day everyday we would end up carrying her half the trip but instead she trucked right along and was loving every minute of it! She would run ahead on the trails and then stop and look back at us to catch up!
There was only one bank that she had some trouble with but the third time was the charm and she was good to go. The swinging bridge was a different story... just think about Donkey on Sherk when trying to cross to get to the castle to slay the dragon!
Friday night it got really cold and I felt horrible because I forgot to bring her a sweater. She was shacking all over and we were constantly putting blankets around her trying to keep her warm.
Saturday morning we made a trip down to the General Store and found a kids fleece hoodie. It was a little big on her but so cute and she was stung as a bug in a rug that night.
We even made some friends on the trip! The couple next to us were originally from East Tennessee. She was a school teacher at Lenior City Elementary and he was actually working in Murfreesboro! Small world! We got together Saturday afternoon for a little corn hole challenge and listened to the UT Game on the radio.
All in all we had a great trip and I can't wait to go back again.
Here are some pictures of our trip.
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