We, in our society, are used to having instant communication at our fingertips at all times. Sometimes that's a bad or at least annoying thing. I interrupt a task or conversation to answer a telemarketer's call. An email notification ping disrupts my concentration on an important news article or even trying to find a murderer in my current work-in-progress. But when I want it, I don't have it. Yesterday, we traveled southwest in Alabama from Lake Guntersville to Lake Lurleen near Tuscaloosa for one reason--our twenty-year-old middle granddaughter lives and works here.
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.
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.
Our setup here was not without some do-overs. The site they assigned us had serious leveling issues--about six inches off from side to side with some broken asphalt that made using our levelers impossible. Side note--we used to carry a couple of low-tech boards that would have worked in this case, before we got a set of devices especially for that purpose that didn't work. So back through the campground, across the bridge to the check-in to get another site. Luckily, a lakeside site had been vacated and we were able to grab it. Still leveling problems but no broken pavement.
In true all's-well-that-ends-well fashion, we were able to grill some burgers and, along with asparagus and coleslaw, enjoy a meal outside overlooking the lake in perfect weather--our first time eating outside on this trip. Early this morning, the full moon made a beautiful pattern on the lake. Today is forecast sunny and beautiful, high of 74. Of course, it would be sunny for us anyway with our special breakfast plans.
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