Santa Fe River (Central FL) Aug 19 - 21 Trip Report

[Gumbo]

I really enjoyed looking at all those pics! I wish I had been there and I'm sorry I missed meeting your wife as well. That is a really sweet trailer you have there. We've almost finished mine and not only will it be easier to haul boats, I plan to store my boats on it.... all 5 of them.
I've considered looking into the lighter aluminum dutch ovens made for paddle/camping but having the room is still an issue. Tell me more about that taco soup!

A seal-a-meal is a wonderful thing. I made some soup two days before we left and then sealed it and froze it solid in the garage freezer. It served as the ice pack for the first day of the trip and then was opened and reheated for dinner on day two.

It's a really easy soup to make.
1lb of ground beef
1 can pinto beans (not drained)
1 can of corn (not drained)
1 can of tomatoes (not drained)
1 packet of taco seasoning mix
2 cups of water

Brown the ground beef and drain off the grease, add taco seasoning and other ingredients. Simmer for about 30 minutes. Garnish with shredded cheese and sour cream if desired.

[L.D. Cakes]

Yum, I may make that for dinner this week! I bet it's good with cornbread fixed in a dutch oven!
Good idea using it for the ice pack. Check into the Polar Bear Coolers if you want a cooler that can keep in high temperatures. I have one and it Rocks!
Thanks!

[Shug]

I was just in Sarasota this week and never stopped sweating just standing around.
Ya'll are hard core!
Looks very intriguing.
Shug the Sweaty

[Gumbo]

Since I had to bail on this trip I'm hoping to put something together for the weekend of the 9th (weekend after Labor Day). Gumbo's description of the campsite sounded way too cool. This will be more paddling and less base camping. Probably from US-27 to US-129 over three days, about 23 miles. Anyone interested??

Timberrr and I are out on this one. It's tough to get out more than once in a month and we are going to the Greyson Highlands Hang in September. Can't wait to be in the mountains during the Autumnal Equinox!

Have a great time and hopefully we will make it next time.

[Timberrr]

I was just in Sarasota this week and never stopped sweating just standing around.
Ya'll are hard core!
Looks very intriguing.
Shug the Sweaty

I'm sure it was a LOT cooler on the river than it was in Sarasota! Ya know you could have come along. We would have shared our trees.

[Gumbo]

Yum, I may make that for dinner this week! I bet it's good with cornbread fixed in a dutch oven!
Good idea using it for the ice pack. Check into the Polar Bear Coolers if you want a cooler that can keep in high temperatures. I have one and it Rocks!
Thanks!

Oh, nice cooler! Tell Tim to buy me one!

[L.D. Cakes]

Oh, nice cooler! Tell Tim to buy me one!

Hey Tim Buy your lovely wife one of those coolers. They go on sale sometimes and at Christmas last year they had then buy one get one FREE!

[richtorfla]

I really enjoyed looking at all those pics! I wish I had been there and I'm sorry I missed meeting your wife as well. That is a really sweet trailer you have there. We've almost finished mine and not only will it be easier to haul boats, I plan to store my boats on it.... all 5 of them.
I've considered looking into the lighter aluminum dutch ovens made for paddle/camping but having the room is still an issue. Tell me more about that taco soup!

Thanks LD for the kind comments. Wish we could of gotten you down here for this trip. Maybe next time. Got the trailer done just in time to christen it on this trip. We thought about storing the boats on it, but the florida sun can be brutal on the plastic even if you keep em covered.

[L.D. Cakes]

We thought about storing the boats on it, but the florida sun can be brutal on the plastic even if you keep em covered.

I know what you mean, I'm going to have to come up with something as the leaves fall here to keep the boats out of the sun. A tarp will just deteriorate and blow away probably. I'm visualizing a Lean-To against my Yard Barn.