What a Miserable Day

We awoke the first morning of the Battle of Aiken to a steady rain and temperatures in the low 50's. But we had looked forward to this event for weeks and weren't going to miss it over a bit of rain (albeit the 3rd straight Saturday of rain). We bundled up, put on our hiking boots, got our umbrellas and set off in the SUV. The literature suggested you allow an hour to park and get in as last year there were 10,000-15,000 in attendance. There weren't the crowds we expected, probably due to the weather, but we were fine with that - fewer people meant better viewing. (We found out later there were 2000 people in attendance with us.)