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The Next Day

After being stuck inside for a month, and then finally being able to get outside, we wanted the next day to be just as good...but it wasn't. We both ended up waking up later than we intended and with massive headaches. Looking back we probably should have been drinking more water the day before because of how warm it was. Not knowing if we would have the chance to climb again any time soon, we decided to head out to Red Rock again. When we got there our headaches were worse, but we were determined to climb. We made it to the intended cliff, and then despite our best efforts, realized that we weren't going to be able to climb. We ended up taking a short nap on the cliff, snapping a few pictures and heading home. Isn't that how life is kind of like? We spend so much time planning what we want, and then once we make it there things don't go our way despite our best intentions and then we are forced to make do. We could have gotten on the climb that day, but at what cost? A chance of getting injured, or stuck in an uncomfortable position. Sometimes I think it is best to listen to our body when it tells us not to do something. It wasn't the day we planned for, but we still had a nice day and I think it made us even more look forward to the chance of going outside again.


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