I thought someone else would have gotten this started by now but alas...
What a fantastic weekend! hangNyak and Trinity picked me up Friday morning and we headed north toward the Swamp. Grabbed a quick on the go breakfast on the way up. Arrived at the trailhead and headed in. The morning was beautiful in one of my favorite pieces of Florida. A welcome relief was to find the first pond full of water. So no problems with a shortage of water. Spent the day gathering some firewood for the evening, conversing with a forest caretaker and greeting the newcomers as they drifted into camp. Of course the evening was spent around the fire in our usual rambling, disconnected conversations that at times may leave you wondering who or what the conversations are about. With the post time change protocol most were calling it a night earlier than normal. Saturday morning found me waking to the smell of hangNyaks and Big Country's coffee brewing. I don't normally at home beat the sun up but in the woods life is different. After breakfast some of us went on a walkabout and fat lighter gathering excursion and also pondering the extensive diggings in an area of mostly logging and ranching. Possibly from past road construction or flood control efforts. Returned to camp and lunch followed by some of us retiring to the hammocks for a necessary recharge session. Then jimj found the fat lighter jackpot and convinced Marlene and myself to aid, assist or abet him in hauling this stash back to camp. In total probably 150 to 200 pounds of fat pine. Jim and I drug the 'stump', 6'+, carried/supported on a 6' length fat wood between us over a 100 yds back to the camp. Crested the 15' rise into camp and dropped the load. Turned around to find Marlene struggling to drag 3, 5' to 6' x 5" lengths of fatwood into camp. Lady, you are welcome into my camp at any time and I hope to spend many more day in the woods with you. Had another lady in the woods with us this weekend, Trinity, the best, most well behaved, dog I have had the pleasure of spending time in the woods with. Though she can be a moocher. Saturday night. What do you do with a couple of hundred pounds of Fat lighter? Stick a match to it! Recall comments of, eye drops, sunglasses, suntan lotions. It WAS hot! And we didn't even burn it all. This morning was what is getting to be our routine lately. Pack up, shotgun enough caffeine to make to the nearest fast food. To sum the weekend up... it was a pleasure to spend the weekend with two beautiful ladies, some of my best friends and inhale enough fat wood smoke to last a couple of weeks.
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