Strong winds blew across the lake last night which would have made little difference to our sleeping except for a tree nearby that split some time ago, with one side falling against another tree.
All night the two trees rubbed together, making a loud groan that was a cross between a sobbing child and a yowling cat. Or, rubbing together in ecstasy, Gary said. I guess it depended on your viewpoint.
Because I am the first up, I am the one who goes out to the cook tent to make tea on our camp stove. I bought this stove around thirty five years ago. My then husband smoked Raleigh cigarettes and in each pack there was a coupon. I saved and saved for almost two years to get enough to order the Coleman cook stove through the mail. The cigarettes were a lousy investment but the camp stove was well worth it. It is old and sometimes greasy, but it keeps on working. We have a newer stove but it is not as reliable.
Gary gives it a good cleaning each winter and does his best to keep the rust down. Sometimes, in cold weather, the elements get a little frisky and throw the flames up too high, but they settle down quickly as the stove warms up.
I put the kettle on, go into the warmth of the camper and in exactly eight minutes, the kettle whistles and I go out again to make our tea.
An innovation this year is the screen door. We saw it advertised on television and together said Eureka! I am not a person who needs a lot of gadgets to camp. I need only a tent and a sleeping bag. Gary, just the opposite, even brings a trivet and a tea cosy along. But the screen door we both liked. It was more than we ordinarily would spend, but it was just what we needed. The screening is split down the middle with matching magnets on either side. We push through the door, our hands full of plates, cups and silverware, and it snaps together behind us automatically with a series of clicks. We've had no problem with flying bugs inside the camper this summer.
We get better and better at this camping thing.
Tonight the temperatures will plummet to the 30's F. Even this minimalist won't mind having a furnace.
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Because I am the first up, I am the one who goes out to the cook tent to make tea on our camp stove. I bought this stove around thirty five years ago. My then husband smoked Raleigh cigarettes and in each pack there was a coupon. I saved and saved for almost two years to get enough to order the Coleman cook stove through the mail. The cigarettes were a lousy investment but the camp stove was well worth it. It is old and sometimes greasy, but it keeps on working. We have a newer stove but it is not as reliable.
I put the kettle on, go into the warmth of the camper and in exactly eight minutes, the kettle whistles and I go out again to make our tea.
We get better and better at this camping thing.
Tonight the temperatures will plummet to the 30's F. Even this minimalist won't mind having a furnace.
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