There were fires in Idaho--just over the mountain from where we were.
By Monday evening (after we had camp set up), my eyes were watering so badly & burning, I could barely keep them open.
At first I thought it was allergies, but my nose never was runny. And then I thought it might be a cold because I had 3 big cold sores pop up the night before we left.
I get cold sores when I am getting sick, but don't have time to "be sick". I knew there were some fires, but I really didn't see much smoke until days later when I went on this 4-wheeler ride.
So each day, by 3 pm or so, my eyes would be so watery I could barely keep them opened. They really didn't itch, and they weren't blood=shot, but my eyes were very watery and swollen.
So this is how I spent a lot of my time up camping--ready to keep my eyes closed. That is the only time I felt "okay"--with my eyes closed, covered with a wet washcloth, or first thing in the morning.
I was able to take a few "rests". I took a few books up camping to read, but only was able to read 1 the whole week.
I was bound & determined to read the one book "The Hunger Games" because I planned on taking Zane to see it on the day he had an orthodontist appointment. He wanted to see it on the big screen before it came out to DVD--and I like to read the book before I see the movie. So between squinting of my eyes, and hiding out in the tent trailer in the afternoons/evenings, I was able to read the first book.
The only day my eyes felt "ok" was on Sunday--so I was hoping for a day of rest, relaxation & reading, but that's another "story" (or post).
