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LAURIE & I MADE IT TO CAMP!!
Our 3 hour drive from Largo to Ocala went great. (Praise God for our awesome truck donors that donated the trucks we use & the fantastic couple that donated the enclosed trailer!!). Laurie drove the utility truck and pulled the canoe trailer while I drove the King Ranch and pulled the enclosed trailer full of base camp gear.
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A QUICK GLANCE AT OUR BASE CAMP
For the next 48 hours this will be home base for our youth retreat with a group of wild & fun 8th graders and their youth leaders. We are right in the heart of Ocala National Forest at a group campsite situated on a beautiful spring fed lake!!
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| Base Camp (view from the lake) |
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| Restrooms w/ Showers |
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| Mess Hall w/ Smoker |
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| Fire Ring |
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| The Lake |
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| The Reminder That We Are In The Great Outdoors! |
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SETTING UP CAMP
We are about 5 hours ahead of the group. Camp set-up is labor intensive. Laurie is organizing the food pantry & cooking area so she can cook some fantastic meals for the kids. I'm unloading the camping gear, hanging hammocks, as well as preparing the canoeing & caving equipment. The weather forecast is perfect!! This is going to be a fun trip!!
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| Food Buckets |
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| Food Pantry & Coolers |
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| Hammocks (with a view!!) |
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