I grew up in southern North Carolina, about as close as one can get in North Carolina to the towns of Camden and Florence in South Carolina. Long before I'd ever been to Camden or Florence or places in between, I had recurrent dreams about traveling from Camden to Florence and in my deams, the route between the two always passed among large mountains. By the time I actually travelled from Camden to Florence, I had learned enough to not really expect substantial mountains, but still I was somewhat disappointed at how totally flat that area turned out to be. Since then, I've learned to take some solace in the fact that somewhere north of there, between the route from Camden to Florence and the North Carolina line, there are some interesting rocky areas, hills, and even a small "mountain", including Forty Acre Rock, the Sandhills, and Sugarloaf Mountain.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that north was always straight ahead. I could never face south, but I knew it was behind me!— Bruces
- I used to believe that the North Pole was the coldest place in the world and the South Pole was the hottest...— Logica
- When traveling, I used to believe the hills and mountains were graves for giants.— seattle
- I used to believe all of North America was Canada and South America was USA..— Daria
- The front of the car was always NORTH.Anon
- When I was little, I used to think that whatever direction I was facing was north.Anon