Gemini Rising

50 STB - Cute Stone Hick & West Virginia

Maid of the Mist Most Macabre was tanked up on Red Bull and her 64 oz Big Gulp and drove the Party Bus straight through those prairie states from Washington to get us to West Virginia in 24 hours flat. I had never seen anything like it. Mind you, she crashed hard when we went to the AirBnB . None of us had the heart to wake her up for our white water rafting adventure on the Gauley River and we were going to let her sleep, but as we were tip-toeing out of the cabin her alarm went off. Reluctant Halloweenist gave her a Red Bull and we were off. A Warped Witch I Be and WakeUpAndLive~gummy worms BOO was dying for some BUT there was none to be found and we didn’t have the time to look for any.

West Virginia really impressed me with its nature this time of year. The greens were extra green and air smelled crisp and clean. West Virginia really captured the nature of rural Appalachia and most everyone we met were really sweet people who would give you the shirt off their back if you needed it.

We met the guide at this really calm water place. His name was Stone Hick. I kid you not!! Said his Mama had no idea if he was a boy or a girl and didn’t have a name picked when she gave birth. Well, it kinda suited him. He was tall, lean, muscled and had a dimple to die for. Spooky Kooky Krista and AmyJo-Zombie hours tried to flirt with him but he was stoney to their smiles. Everyone got suited up with life vests and helmets but Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose said no way, she was not getting in the raft. She said she’d hang out the Stone’s friend, Fred, a local Native American. AmyJo-Zombie hours left her $50.00 nalgene bottle with Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose so she wouldn’t lose it.



Off we went! Spooky Kooky Krista put a GoPro on her helmet and took a video of our adventure for her Instagram. We made her sit up front with Reluctant Halloweenist The river started to move and got faster. We paddled, hit a wave and got soaked. “MORE!” yelled A Warped Witch I Be . Maid of the Mist Most Macabre yelled, "Gimme another wave!" Giant Phantom Jelly wanted to catch a fish to eat, but Stone said the fish weren’t all that tasty. After that, it was all a rush – wave, splash, paddle, adrenaline flood and do it all over again. At one point, I thought the raft would flip but Stone wiggled a little bit and the raft righted itself.

When we got out of the raft, Fred and Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose met us. We went to one of those Hurricane dryers and then to Chetty’s for lunch. A Warped Witch I Be and WakeUpAndLive~gummy worms BOO got their coffees and we all had BIG FAT BURRITOS except for Giant Phantom Jelly who ate the Kimchi fries.

The evening was for hunting ghosts and we all got decked out – even Morticia Wednesday Megan Rose She kinda had the Elvira look. Spooky Kooky Krista went vamp with fishnet stockings and fancy gloves. I went Steampunk Goth. Reluctant Halloweenist channeled his inner Lon Chaney. I was impressed. We visited a haunted theatre and a mansion that really freaked everyone out when we FOR REAL saw a ghost pass through a wall.

We made it to the AirBnB before midnight – thank goodness. No one melted and we passed out cold.