When we got to the car park, we found that our rented car was blocked. We had to wake the owner up to remove his car. By then, tension was running high especially when a member found that we had to return the cars rented yesterday for the shopping trip. Our agreement was to rent for two days. But, one of the driver refused to rent for two days and so we had to settle for one.
On the way to the airport, we ran into problem with the GPS. The second car was unhappy and soon, took another route while we took another one. I felt really bad. By the time, we arrived at Reagen, mood was running low. One member opted out, enabling us to rent an 8-person seater.
The drive was an hour long to get to the foot of the mountain. To get to our hiking destination was another hour. Weather was good. Not too warm. We stopped for lunch before starting on our hike. The trail took us less than 2 hours to complete a round.
With additional time to spare, we drove to Luray Caverns to continue our adventure. Unfortunately, upon arrival, two members refused to enter. With the majority keen to go in despite the high ticket price ($23), we left the two members at a cafe nearby, promising to be out within an hour. I was glad that a few of us went in as the trip down the cavern was amazing. Definitely an eye-opening experience.
By then, we were all too tired to do anything else but sit quietly in the car. The drive back was almost 2 hours.
I learnt a really important lesson from this trip. While it's tough to organise something for a group of people, it's even tougher to organise it for a group of people from different continents. People who barely knew each other and hence, less tolerance towards disagreements.
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