Pirate's Cove - a slippery slope...

(Another late/catch-up post...)

We left today for South Carolina (see next post to find out why!) We rented a Toyota 4Runner, and stopped at Pirate’s Cove in Hardin, Kentucky, as it was part of our camping network. It was not quite what we expected…our home campground is lovely, well-maintained and very clean. This…not so much. We had a heck of a time even obtaining reservations – the lady wasn’t sure how to do it. Apparently, the office is actually run by volunteers. Sometimes they are there, sometimes, nobody is. When we arrived, she told us our cabin number and apologized for all the dead bugs in it. Great way to start off. She asked if we knew how to get there. Huh??? Well, no…we’d never been there before. I tried to look at their map to find out, but she got flustered and said it was very complicated. She could send us the way that was easiest to find, but the road wasn’t so good. Or, she could try to figure out the longer way with better roads. I figured we’d be OK in our 4-wheel drive vehicle. Boy, was I wrong. We had to go up a huge hill (the photo doesn’t do it justice) with DEEP gullies and wet, slippery red clay/mud all the way up. It was like trying to get up an icy hill in the middle of winter. Even with our tough little vehicle, we kept sliding further backward each time we tried to go forward. We nearly slid off the road several times. There was no way it would be safe to back down. We finally found a couple of spots of gravel for traction and inched our way up the hill.

This is the hill…

…and the girls feigning terror.

The thick layer of mud and clay on our previously pristine rental car tires…I’ll have to some serious cleaning before returning the car.

And, the cabin…finally. Yes, there were LOTS of dead bugs. At least they weren’t live ones. The main overhead light didn’t work, so we couldn’t really see much in the living room. I called the desk, and the sweet little lady said she had no idea how to replace the light bulb. That figures. It was definitely meant for hunting trips – there was a creepy deer head staring at us from the wall. Yuck!

The only place we could find any food to cook for dinner was Fast Eddie’s Bait and Tackle. (I know I have a picture somewhere, but can't locate it...just try to imagine...) We settled on a Chef Boyardee make-your-own pizza kit. We had no cooking spray,, so we cooked it on foil and just peeled it off little by little. An interesting little adventure – we were glad to be on our way in the morning.

More in a bit...

Jeanie