divine angst

Our tubing trip was not delayed yesterday. By 10:30, the sky was clearing and when we got to the tube-rental place at noon, the sun was shining through the trees. It was really a perfect day to be on the river.

Of course, I ended up with tube rash on the backs of my calves, so my legs were on fire once we got out of the water, four hours after putting in. We stopped at a local barbeque joint on the way home, stuffed ourselves “family style” (all you can eat platters of brisket, pork ribs, and sausage; heaping bowls of slaw and potato salad and beans), finishing off the evening with huge bowls of blackberry cobbler.

I was actually in pain from the amount of food I ate. That, and the burning on my legs, of course. Luckily, we’ve got Solarcaine here at home, so I slathered myself before bed time and passed out shortly after 10 pm.

And the weekend isn’t over for two more days! I’m going to rest off the sun-overexposure today—we may actually also get to unload some of our storage-bound stuff, since we’re calling in a truck favor. Maybe by tomorrow we’ll have some space to clean up around here.

Off to make breakfast, and coffee.