I could even unplug the batteries and replace it with a coffee pot if I got caught in an all day rain storm. There were lots of foods I could buy to s...rvive without any cooking at all.Even though my pain was well under control, but still noticeable, I made a reservation for the last weekend in July. The reservation was for a two night stay in a river view space. I hoped I wouldn’t regret the river view space. Sometimes there were more mosquitoes along the river.I checked on the closest town. " The fire was now adding light, which allowed my eyes to feast on Billy. He was completely at ease with his body and with being nude. I always feel the need to be covered up, even after the adventures of this summer. He eased down on his knee and rejoined me under the covers."I wonder what the temps are tonight. It sure feels cold." Billy complained snuggling down under the comforter.He lifted his arm for me, and feeling very at ease myself, and his company, I snuggled back against his side,. From it she retrieved a couple of bottles.Holding the ice cubes in her palm she smacked them with the back of a heavy utility spoon to crack them. These went back into the shaker. On picks she impaled two olives each and set them into cocktail glasses. Then, she measured the spirits, poured them into the shaker and affixed the strainer cap. "This needs to sit for a bit to get chilled and melt some of the ice -- makes the martini more mellow." Shaken, not stirred," Nathan remarked."Actually, a. " Mak knelt by her side, reassuring her with words that he tried to make sound more confident than he felt."These have to be the same mountains we've been heading for, the last half a moon. There sure aren't any others around that big. All that we have to do is to head west and south. We're bound to come out into level country, sooner or later. We'll find the caravan, or at least stumble on a village and get directions from them."Jewel and Lyssa agreed, and they started back down the mountain..