Always a Party...

It was always a fun time for Judy, chief organizer of their getaways. She would spend way too much time on the computer figuring trip routes, checking for anything special in the small towns they were sure to pass through and looking for restaurants with wholesome food inside and green tags on their outside doors from the health departments.
Of course, rarely did they follow the maps she printed, preferring instead to head for the hills using only a compass to drive in circles, squares and zigzags until finally reaching the destinaion an hour late worn out from laughing so hard along the way at imaginary evil doers and evil doings. The towns on the maps had to get by without the girls and eventually they'd give up on finding wholesome food and pull into a mom and pop ice cream store for a shredded chicken sandwich with a milkshake chaser. Patsy used to tell all who would listen that if they were ever to climb into a vehicle with Judy or Kim they'd best use the restroom and grab a bottle of water BEFORE they took off. Especially if the word, "shortcut", was mentioned.
Judy started looking for a nice camp grounds near Seven Caves since she liked the idea of going a day early and camping out overnite. The last time she and Kim had camped had to have been several years back when they went to Finley State Park. That was a tale in itself. For another time...
Ain't Bee was often a willing participant in the girls' adventures but too many were already going to be on vacation at work the middle of August, so it was decided she and Aunt Shirley would join up with the girls on Saturday. Patsy had made arrangements at her end so that she, too, could join in the festivities. She was kinda sorta hoping the fabulous Kimozeena and Juditozam could re perm her hair. She was sure there would be a pond (for rinsing) at whatever campground Judy found and she figured if she got there before they were in bed (8:30PM) with her perm kit and towel they would be more than happy to beautify her as they had in the past. She was somewhat concerned because she intended to color her hair before leaving Friday morning but figured her hair was pretty tough and could handle two chemical processes in one day. Shoot the worst that could happen was some of it might fall out. She thought she better remember to toss in one of her kids' toboggan hats. Just in case.
So, after all the reservations were in Judy got busy online making the arrangements for what she hoped would be a most memorable daycation at Seven Caves. She did, for just a brief moment, wonder if perhaps they should choose another location for their gathering. Somewhere in the deep dark recesses of her brain she could almost hear a jangling sound. After considering things for a bit she realized it was just her cell phone battery going dead. WHich reminded her of the last time she, Kim and Ain't Bee had been to Seven Caves. There were 2 trails and the Caretaker kept encouraging them to take the Second Trail. He assured them several times that there were wonderful things to be seen *down there* and how much fun they would have and to not mind at all about the gates on the Big Cave at the end. NObody could lock them in cause the gates were rusty and hadn't been moved in years. ANd the view inside the cave was simply beyond belief. Kim and Judy were ready to head on down ol' Second Trail but Ain't Bee got all hard headed and insisted they take Trail One. Maybe THIS year they'd get to see the magnificent view at the end of Second Trail!