This morning we went for a walk before it got too hot. I had a walk lined up but as soon as I walked into a spider web I quickly aborted that one. So we did another one which wasn’t so much in the trees. The walk took us on a wider road with trees either side, then around the edge of the lake, which was very picturesque. We stopped and admired a small turtle crossing the road. It was very cute.

By the time we got back to camp it was already hot. We scurried back into the air-conditioning to have our breakfast and coffee. Then decided we should probably move. The van was nice and cool from the AC so we should be good for ten minutes. But first stop, showers. We drove there as otherwise we’d be a sweaty hot mess walking back. Only problem was, Rodger was now sat in the sun. After a quick check for spiders in the shower block, we had a nice shower, and feeling refreshed, climbed back into the hot car. Instantly we were a sweaty hot mess again. Oh well.

We drove for 1.5 hours to the Ozark folk centre, which apparently was pretty cool, with bands and crafts and stuff. But there was nothing happening on a Tuesday. Oh well. So we continued on until we found a place to camp in a national forest. It’s $10 a night but no power, so we quickly fired up the generator and sat inside, enjoying the cool.

Mike cooked up another vegetable and noodle stir fry and it was equally yummy. We finished off the night with a game of Phase 10. I won.