A beautiful and sunny day today that was relatively still, (the wind cranked up last evening before we were done). Bob and Brad and Dale started gathering the newly named "short north " to get started. They had 130 gallons and returned to the camp to start a fire. Bob and Dale went onto the south path and Brad left for practice. Chuck reports that when he showed up the camp was raging with fire and nobody was there. He apparently saved the fort. Adam arrived by the middle of the south path, ........Dale voiced that he was never so glad to see Adam as he was tonight. They headed for the north path and Chuck called and said he was out of sap so Dale sped back with Wally . Bob reports that he and Adam quietly held up a couple of trees while waiting for Dale to return. He says they did not even speak. They then sloppily gathered the east path, Bob states that they left quite a few buckets untouched, anything that seemed "too far to walk to" remained there. This is really 180 degree turn in philosophy from the one who has barked about leaving drops in the woods. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Adam got to use his special forehead "mining" light. Dale now thinks he needs one of those. They returned soaking wet in sweat to the sugarcamp and stripped off wet layers. Since Bob, Brad, Chuck, Adam and Dale were the only participants tonight , this is their story, but nobody really knows
what happened out there.
Apparently they ate Briley's brownies complete with special hearts...thank you!!! and nearly finished off the bottled water supply. Brad stopped on his way home from practice for hot dogs and lucky charms. Brad says the syrup taken off tonight was "best ever".
You know you are tired when you can sleep with your nose in Bob's smelly boot!!
Plan for tomorrow is take bottle of Aleve to the camp.
Total Sap Today: 600 gallons
Total Sap To Date: 1355 gallons
Total Syrup Today: 8.5 gallons
Total Syrup To Date: 21.5 gallons
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