Just finished talking to Alan, who owns the Wilderness. It looks like everything is in place again for too much fun. He said the pavilion and grill are ready to go, but the fireplace may not be. He's going to try to have it ready for us. If it isn't, we can do what we did last year and have the fire surrounded by rocks. One way or another, we'll have a campfire.

I'm leaving early on Tuesday, and will get there that afternoon. I did this last year and it worked out pretty well. Anything that is not right can get fixed before everyone shows up.

Bob, I told Alan that the meat shipment would arrive on Monday. He said he would look out for it, and open it up when it arrives to determine how it has to be thawed out. He said he has a cooler with fans that does this quite well. And I'll check it out when I get there on Tuesday.

Looking forward to seeing both the old and new faces.

Steve