Wonderful Rainy Night…

I once again slept in my tent last night. I couldn’t sleep though at first. A friend had recommended the book Robinson Crusoe via email the other day. I found a paperback copy in my parent’s garage (the library) and stayed up way late last night reading it. It was much easier reading than War and Peace.

It started raining after midnight and I finally grew sleepy. I curled up in my summer weight sleeping bag listening to the crickets chirp and the rain drops fall. Those sounds were so comforting. I awoke around 5 AM this morning and the rain had stopped. The air was damp and cool with another fog rolling in off the Chattahoochee. I lit my candle lantern and stumbled to the edge of my yard near the woods to relieve myself.

This morning I wanted a camp breakfast so I boiled some water on my camp stove and prepared a freeze dried packet of hash brown casserole. I also made a big cup of Tang. I shouldn’t cook inside my tent like that as it is dangerous and could catch fire from the heat, but I was avoiding the damp cold by staying wrapped up in my sleeping bag while I prepared breakfast. That cheesy casserole was delicious and so filling and warm.