We packed today just about as full as we could. Had to scramble the schedule because we are going to be inside most of tomorrow. No need to learn new things in the rain if it can be avoided. So I shuffled the schedule a bit, and it's all going to be fine, just maybe not in the order I wanted.
It was a pretty cold night. Totally frosted tables!
Meals appeared magically as Cathy came three times a day with wonderful food and treats.
We talked about the two books I had everyone read. Pictures of that just look like an outdoor classroom.
We talked about fires and everyone made some fire starters to keep.
We practiced reading topo maps. This demo helps people understand why topo lines bend upstream.
We practiced two ways to accurately find north without a compass.
We practiced following a map and walked around checking our location against a map, found some edible foods, and collected some tinder.
Then we compared 7 or 8 natural materials for tinder as to their quality. Not sure if we have any pictures of that. But by then it was really windy, so everyone collected wood and got it ready to build their own fire, but we covered the piles and are hoping it won't be raining or blowing so hard first thing in the morning, so we can do that before coming inside.
The shadow of the plastic obscures the fact that Judy is getting ready to cover her wood.
I'm in the house getting the handouts printed for tomorrow and blogging. Hoping to get to bed a little earlier tonight. We are having a blast!
Miles walked today- not sure, I'd already done a mile before breakfast. Probably 2 or 3.
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