July 9
Well, our unpleasant realization about the trailer's movements notwithstanding, we've had a few good days here!
Yesterday we (well, except for Gimli) went walking on the muddy seashore again. It still smelled bad, but at least nobody lost their shoes this time! After we got back, we put our boots under the back of the trailer (they brought some of the seashore smell back with them), and we found them this morning with dozens of tiny snails inside! It didn't actually bother us, and it was funny, really! I suppose they just found it to be a comfy spot to "camp" for the night!
But anyway, out of boredom and the need to fight the heat, Fíli and Kíli tried to make an extra "air conditioner" for their back bedroom out of a styrofoam cooler, a fan, and some ice from the freezer. They said that they'd read about some such thing before, and that it was worth a try. Unfortunately, it didn't work (probably because the ice melted too fast) - and on top of it all, the cat decided that the cooler was an enemy of some sort, and he clawed it into little styrofoam bits. Well, at least the boys had fun making it!
We nearly got a thunderstorm last night, but it just missed us. Then a full moon came out, and there was a bundle of clouds just below it just spurting out lightning! I've never seen anything like it, and I wish I could have gotten some good video - but all I got on my phone screen, really, was a little blur of light, while our voices in the background "ooh"ed and "ah"ed! Well, at least we have our memory of it!
And I'm glad the storm didn't hit us directly. We've had some rain while we've been out here, but I can't imagine what it must be like to be in a trailer with lighting all around! I mean, I'm sure we're safe, but it is a frightening thought! What with being in a metal box and all that!