Saturday we lounged around the house and put up the tent in the yard and got it all fitted out for use over night. We haven't used the whole rig before and I'm fairly amazed at how well thought out everything is; there's a little edged hand-hole at the base of the sleeping bag to make it easier to get the pads to line up and a vent flap in the bottom of the stuff sack. Big Agnes for the win.

Anyway, once everything was set up we set off for Wanamakers General Store in Wanamakers, PA, to meet Smeds. It's 18 miles away and that took almost an hour of back-road winding. Once there we reveled in the great deli and grocery and enjoyed a nice meal with friends. We went back to their place for some play time in the yard, stopped for ice cream on the way, and then got home in time to crawl in and fold Duder up in the same SlumberJack mummy bag that I was folded into 31 years ago.

Today rounded out with an early start - no shades in a tent - that resulted in some serious napping midday. Then groceries and errands, breaking camp, and a wonderful asparagus, white wine, crushed black pepper, and parmesan bucatini dinner.