My first 10 days on the trail the weather was mainly hot and sticky. ..that, plus the fact that I was completely exhausted meant I never made a fire. Having a second pair of hands around makes lots of tasks easier so we decided to light a fire in the rain. It took a while to get it going but after a few hours the rain stopped and it was nice to feel the warmth while we were drying out our clothes over the fire. When you are alone in the woods with someone you tend to learn some interesting things…apparently, Jason is part of a new-age religion that likes to sacrifice new socks over a fire…Here he is at the beginning of the ceremony making preparations: