
This was kind of a last minute plan so I had contacted her by phone on Thursday to confirm that she would be around this weekend. She replied that she would be, but was working until 6:00 on Friday and then in class until 8:30. She also had commitments Satuday night and Sunday morning, but would be able to join us for breakfast on Saturday. My mistake was in not finalizing that plan while we still had contact. On the way down, I tried to text her but had no service. It always surprises me how much of Alabama is forest and hills. We briefly made contact when we stopped in Tuscaloosa for groceries, but not long enough to discover the meeting place she had in mind. We got to the park and once again no cell service and no wifi connection. So after we set up, we drove back into town until we had service and were able to establish our breakfast plans. If we didn't have all of this great communication, we would have planned ahead.
