Day nine was another day of very smokey air. We lounged around inside the coach all morning to stay in the a/c, then Jim and Sam went back to Jekyll Island in the afternoon to go geocaching. There are lots of hidden caches on the island, ranging from micro to medium sized. I opted not to go out as I was not feeling up to the heat – another day in the mid 90’s. About an hour-and-a-half later, I heard thunderclaps, and Buster was plastered to my lap, panting like crazy. He is very frightened of thunder! I figured I was going to see two wet explorers coming home in a little while!
Sam called a little while later to tell me that they saw a tornado! I was thinking it was more along the lines of a water spout, but he was really describing the torrential downpour they were trapped in while sitting in the car! He later informed me that they had been in a huge storm, and even saw hailstones – a first time for him, so that was the highlight of the day! Before the rain, he had also seen a white-tailed deer from only about twenty feet away, and had managed to snap a couple of pics before it wandered off. They had only managed to find one geocache before the rain hit, but they still had fun!
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