Day Three-July 11, 2008

We set up camp today and generally played lazy. I cooked a pot of beans and made cornbread and Dale and Jen came up and ate dinner with us. Jim and Linda Robinson, friends of theirs that we had met in Florida last year came up later and joined us. They were nice enough to bring us some wood for a campfire, but it was too hot to build a fire. We will save the wood for another night. Merrell got out his guitar and sang and played us some music while we all sat outside and enjoyed the peace and quiet. Cuivre River is a really nice campground and we would recommend it to anyone who is passing through this area. We are planning on going to Hannibal, the home of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), tomorrow. It's about an hour's drive from Troy. Dale and Jen have invited us to a cookout at their house tomorrow night around 5, but we will have plenty of time to tour Hannibal if we leave early enough!!!