Indian Prairie

The heat is pretty intense here hovering around 83 degrees.  It gets comfortable in the evening and we’re taking dips in the canal to cool off. We were met by a FTA angel who supplied us with fresh water and a cold root beer.  Betty is her name and she is the angel on this part of the trail.  She even went to the trouble to greet a fishing boat and asked them if they had any fish to spare. They produced four freshly caught fish. Alan was able to clean them and built a fire, so we had fresh catch of the day along with red beans and rice. Heavenly.  Another biker named ‘Croc’ joined us for a while. He hikes in Crocs, hence the trail name.  We need to get an early start tomorrow to beat the heat and get a few more miles to our next campsite. Betty has offered to meet us at a point to take me into the post office at Okeechobee for our first mail drop.  Hopefully the package has been in good hands this past week.