We left Joey's house around 9:15 AM for the 2 hour long but 3 hour of time drive. Thanks a bunch, time zone change. We got to our parking spot in the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium around 12:20 and took some pictures where Hammerin' Hank hit number 715. We then made our way into Turner Field for the Nationals-Braves. After being thwarted by an usher in our attempt to get down by the field to take some pictures, we made our way up to Section 417, Row 2, Seats 1, 2, 3, and 4, although that quickly changed to seats 1, 3, 5, and 7 after we realized how hot it would be to be packed together in the 97 degree heat. After sitting in the sun for a few minutes and talking to our usher Alexis for a few minutes about the park and the city, we made our way over to the Coca-Cola mist sprayers. Surprisingly, everything in the stadium was sponsered by Coca Cola. You would have thought that Coca Cola was based in Atlanta or something. Anyway, there was some cool stuff out there, so we took some good pictures. We got back to our seats just before game time. The first inning was pretty slow, but then it turned into a blowout. In the 2, 3, and 4th innings, the two teams combined to score 16 runs, due to both poor pitching as well as a couple of errors by the Braves. I must say though, in the pitchers' defense, the umpire was calling the tightest strike zone i've seen in a long time. Bobby Cox got thrown out in the 3rd inning after arguing balls and strikes, which was pretty awesome. The final score was 15-6 Nationals. It was a great game at a very nice stadium. Then we made our drive to Spartanburg, SC for our night of camping at Croft State Park.
Night 3 - Spartanburg, SC
Oh my God. Ok, so lets start with this statement: The tent is not as big as we thought it was. We got to Croft State Park at 9 PM but nobody was in the office, so we just went ahead and picked one of the many open spots. We popped up the tent, which did not have three compartments like I thought it did. We decided to put all 4 of our air mattresses in it. Let's just say it was a tight fit with just the mattresses in the tent. Throw in the fact that it was still 88 degrees outside even though it was dark, and we we're just getting started with our night. We figured we'd get up early tomorrow morning to get to the Virginia area faster, so we all climbed into the tent around 9:45. As we climbed in, we noticed that the tent poles had started leaning inward due to the pull of 4 air mattresses on the edge of the tent. We finally all got settled, none of using sheets or sleeping bags due to the sheer heat of the night time. After a little jostling and making sure i was positioned in a place that would ensure that my face would not come in contact with any of the other three guys' feet, We began to calm down for sleep. Too bad the tent had other ideas. Out of nowhere, we found the top of the tent in Kyle's lap. The poles had swiveled around 180 degrees and folded at the middle. Exciting huh? After about 5 minutes of manuvering and holding poles up with our feet, we found just the perfect spot where the tent would stay up on its own. Each of us was slowly reminded to turn our phone to "Alarm Only" mode as we each received text messages that woke all of us up at random points in the night. Quite an experience.
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Where did you get the idea that I have ever owned a tent with three compartments??? If I had know that all four of you were going to try to fit in that tent, I would have recommended the older tent which is slightly larger and much more sturdy. Oh well, at least you had an adventure... hehehe.
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