I was able to find a bit of dead wood and tender that wasn't too damp. It would have been so much easier with a BIG KNIFE! I could have had enough wood to build a bonfire if I had a chopper. So I just had to break things with my hands and leave the bigger stuff.

I prepared the tender, kindling and other wood for the fire on one table and decided to use the other one for food preparation.

I used my Bird Dog to prepare a skewer from a green palmetto frond.

Then I unpacked my shoulder bag. Check it out, I even brought a small cutting board, and some all beef franks, a bell pepper, some bread, a jar of vaseline, and some cotton balls. Been meaning to try that trick.