So in that last post Rob said we were "swarmed" by mosquitoes. I feel this description is not entirely accurate. A more descriptive term might be smothered, or mobbed, or even brutally assaulted. Stepping out of the car at the first campsite resulted in some 15 odd bites in under 5 minutes and heavy losses on the mosquito side. The special ops team sent to ambush us in our protective vehicle as we fled suffered total anaihilation but managed to first cause significant blood loss and extreme agitation on our part. Not to mention the mess they made when squished against the windows.
The squad we initially encountered clearly spread the word of our deliciousness because our second and third attempts to find a suitable campsite met with the same results.
I was sorely tempted to mount the bodies of our kills on toothpicks as a warning to the rest but finding a place to stay was more important and besides, that's kind of gross. We were resigned to sleeping in our seats because leaving the car even for a few minutes was unbearable and setting up a tent would have been a nightmare when I remembered passing "Jo's Motel" on our earlier drive through the "town" (definition very loosely applied here). She was nice, the campground is nice and, most importantly, nearly mosquito free!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Clarification
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You should have at least tried to count or estimate the losses for the attacking vampirous (I know-not a real word!) battalion so on Moby's side, you can mark your kills, like they did on fighter planes! (I ALWAYS carry a roll of scotch tape, for such cases & "string 'em up" for all to see) Even though time-consuming, I would have gone the route of the toothpicks. Gross? I ALWAYS leave squished corpses "where they lie" to warn other intruders of their eminent demise! That's right! Call it a "superior feeling"!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found your way out from under those attacks. Years ago, visited a place while aboard Chez Moi in GA or FLA...we called it "mosquito cove"...they were as big as helicopters!
Love you both!
Love,
Ma
Go get a hotel already!!!! I'm scratching by whole body just reading this post and I'm sitting on my bed nice, nice!!!
DeleteI must confess however, we do have a slight (well little more than slight) problem with ants. I'm having a heart attack because I can't get rid of them and they were in my lazy susan. Maybe I should board it with all my dead ants to scare them away!!!!!
Enjoy the rest of your trip.