Day 2 at Destination Resort – Dadeville, AL

🌄 Day 2 at Destination Resort – Dadeville, AL

Moondance Glamp Adventures Continue

We woke up to the peaceful sounds of the creek and started our morning with a delicious breakfast — and a dirty Alani to kick things off. (If you know, you know.)

After fueling up, we set out for a little adventure — hiking the Smith Mountain Tower and trails. The views were beautiful, the air was crisp… and our sense of direction? Questionable at best.

Feeling brave, we climbed up the Smith Mountain Fire Tower — or tried to. Halfway up, we realized there were more wasps than stairs. Every landing had a buzzing welcoming committee ready to defend their territory. I’m not saying we panicked, but the speed at which we turned around would’ve qualified us for an Olympic event. There’s bravery… and then there’s “nope, not today Satan” energy.

We thought we were confidently following the White Trail. Turns out, we were confidently lost off the White Trail. At one point, the trees got denser, the path disappeared, the pine straw got slicker and all four of us started wondering if this was how we were going to end up on a missing-persons documentary. Jess said, “If a bear shows up, you’re going to have. to figure this out because I cant drag you out of the woods…I’m not built for that life”. I told her not to worry — bears prefer snacks with less hairspray.

Eventually, we stumbled back onto civilization (or what felt like it) with a new respect for trail markers and a slightly higher heart rate.

After surviving nature’s surprise obstacle course, we returned to Moondance for some well-earned relaxation. We changed into our bathing suits and headed straight for the creek. The cool water and sound of the flowing stream were the perfect combo for reading, laughing, and pretending we were professional wilderness survivors.

Later, we had a couples massage right on our deck — surrounded by open air and nothing but nature. Pure bliss. Well, Pete said his masseuse almost made him cry when she was using her super human strength to massage out his childhood trama.

We ended the night with a Jamaican dinner full of flavor and laughter, followed by a few rounds of games with friends. Every time we’re together, it’s like the best kind of chaos — where the laughs never stop, the inside jokes never end (tp), and even getting lost turns into one of our favorite stories.