my Black Madeira is swelling :) it was a fun trip.. teaching ton of scout skills, 2.5 mile hike at night, carrying 50+lbs pack.. did total of 12 miles. not a long distance, but i haven't done much backpacking since college.. that was.. 25 yrs ago. boys as young as 11 yrs old were taking it in stride. a fun weekend. 

few pints of Guinness is making be feel whole lot better now.. and Black Madeira swelling is making me feeling really good :) 

Let's hope you get another week or two of warm sunny weather!  How is the timing of the Black Madeira compared to Figo Preto?

not that far off. about 2-3 weeks. but i couldn't taste any Figo Preto. they all blew up and got chewed up the the birds. it rained pretty heavily this weekend. i was away so i couldn't do much about it. my tent leaked pretty bad this weekend and i slept in pool of water.. time to do some repari.. haven't done anything to my tent since i get it for $20 back 6 yrs ago.