We set up camp pretty much in the dark, had a quick swim to cool off and enjoyed the fresh air for the evening.
Ahhh... Camping...
Here are some daylight shots of the campsite.
My tent.
The living/dinning room.
Pat cooking bacon. Good man.
...and then the rain came. At around 11:30am on Saturday, the clouds opened up and it rained as hard as I've ever seen, non-stop, for like 4 hours. We managed to get a 20'x30' tarp set up and got nice and wet in the process. The tarp even covered the fire pit. Too bad we didn't have any dry wood. It took us a few tries but eventually, with half a roll or paper towels, a dozen paper plates, half a bag of chips and three quarters of a bottle or alcohol based hand sanitizer, we got it going, although you'd never tell from these photos.
Eventually it cleared up and Renaud had to go back home. Bye!
The rest of the evening was really nice. It was nice and cool and the humidity was gone. Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Renaud and George went fishing in the canoes early Saturday morning before the rain without much luck and Pat fished pretty much all weekend from shore, also without much luck. They were doing so well, I never even took my rod out of its case. Oh well. Eventually Pat pulled in a little catfish. George cooked it up with some Cajun seasoning. It was a bit of a teaser, but it was tasty.
Here's George deep in thought.
Pat lost his lighter ...again.
George, go sit in the corner and think about what you've done.
Morning coffee by the water. Sweet.
On our way back to the boat launch. Nicest weather we had all weekend.
Even with the rain, it was a great relaxing weekend at a fantastic spot. Thanks for the invite guys and hopefully we'll do it again soon.
