May 14th Journal Entry

Saturday, May 14th. Woke up before 10 pm as three motorbikes pulled up in site C-12. I promised the three me dry wood from my tent in the morning as it was raining hard. Came back to bed.
Up at 4am, reading by lantern light (electric battery of course), until the sun made gray in the sky. I built a fire for my neighbors when I heard them begin to stir. A three snore so it was easy to tell.
John Hodd and a co-worker came my with a pickup at 7am. We drove down to the docks to load the canoes. John decided he would need to separate the hulls to load them. He will bring tools tomorrow.
I hitched a ride to Walmart with them bought some fruit and condensed milk. Then walked to the Interstate ramp to hitchhike back. I came back to camp just as the three motor bikers were leaving. We waved to each other and I started unpacking my loot. As I approached my picnic table, i noticed that the bikers had left me an egg, some gummy bears and a baggy of granola bars. I really appreciate their gifts.
I scrambled the egg, sliced in green pepper and had my breakfast. I walked down after to the docks to fish. I bought 20 night crawlers and used one to catch some sunfish. I then emptied the container on some fallen oak leaves on my way back to camp. I trust you will multiply this start and have night crawlers all over the park in two years. This ground could use more aeration to control run-off with all this rain.
I climbed up the hill with my pole and the fish swinging behind me. I was going to cook the fish immediately, but I had to wait for another rain to pass by. The fish were still delicious after a half hour wait.
Don and Marion are going to visit cousins this evening and say they will bring me more oatmeal when they come home. They did. I had just buttoned up the tent, putting everything undercover except firewood. You did not let any of it get  un-damp today. The moon is hiding tonight behind more rain clouds. It is pouring rain.
I have kept a bed of coals going with wood stacked over them, so some could dry. If it rains this hard much longer there will be no dry wood in the morning. Well, it will tamp down the fire index and lets the park sell bundles of banded firewood. It will also give those night crawlers a chance to settle in.
Blessings, dear, and good night. Reading then I will snuggle down.