It all started around five am, we all started to pile up into the jeep. While everyone stumbled around like drunken zombies, I was wide awake and pumped up. I grabbed my blanket, my pillow, and my snacks and hopped in. Our first stop was up at Casey’s for drinks, so that we could begin our four hour long journey to the camp grounds. Jess turned up the radio, I stared out the window and listened to the music for the first 30 minutes of the ride. We had packed the jeep the night before. I had put my phone, my reading book, my headphones, and the book i was writing in the jeep for something to do on the drive. Mom drove, Jess rode shotgun, Alexis and I had window seats, and Darren was in the middle. Jess was rocking out to her music, Darren
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After a while we stopped at Mcdonalds and ate breakfast then continued on. I tried to write my book, but couldn't find any inspiration. Darren fell back to sleep on Alexis but she pushed him off and I offered him my pillow which kept him from leaning on us. Finally we arrived at the camp site. We helped set up the tent that Alexis, Mom, Jess, and I were sharing, then set up Darrens tent. we opened the tent windows to air out the tents. We put all of our things in the tent. My mom and Jess were sharing an air mattress in the middle of the tent, an Alexis and I had beds beneath the windows. After a while Beth, Travis, Abby, and Darriean arrived. after we set up their tent we ate sandwiches, changed into our swimsuits, then went to johnson shut-ins. We broke away from the adults and I was faster than the rest, so I was way ahead. The water's current was strong and the rocks were slippery and sharp. I climbed up a rock and went down it into a drop off, the drop off was deeper than I had expected. I hit my foot going down, the water rushing over the rock pushed me down as I tried swimming up and I hit my head, and lost my breath. Instinctively I inhaled but all I got was water, I tried again before realizing I needed to close my mouth and try not to
After a while we stopped at Mcdonalds and ate breakfast then continued on. I tried to write my book, but couldn't find any inspiration. Darren fell back to sleep on Alexis but she pushed him off and I offered him my pillow which kept him from leaning on us. Finally we arrived at the camp site. We helped set up the tent that Alexis, Mom, Jess, and I were sharing, then set up Darrens tent. we opened the tent windows to air out the tents. We put all of our things in the tent. My mom and Jess were sharing an air mattress in the middle of the tent, an Alexis and I had beds beneath the windows. After a while Beth, Travis, Abby, and Darriean arrived. after we set up their tent we ate sandwiches, changed into our swimsuits, then went to johnson shut-ins. We broke away from the adults and I was faster than the rest, so I was way ahead. The water's current was strong and the rocks were slippery and sharp. I climbed up a rock and went down it into a drop off, the drop off was deeper than I had expected. I hit my foot going down, the water rushing over the rock pushed me down as I tried swimming up and I hit my head, and lost my breath. Instinctively I inhaled but all I got was water, I tried again before realizing I needed to close my mouth and try not to