Fire

There is now a fire across the lake from us, about 5 miles away. Ryan and I enjoyed the extremely rare pleasure of having a few hours off by hiking in the forest across the lake. As we boated back across the lake we looked back and saw the fire on the ridge. We assumed everyone at camp had seen it already; we were surprised, however to discover that they were unaware. We could see a plane and a helicopter fighting the blaze. Soon after arriving at camp "belly planes" started landing in the lake to take on water. The plane takes four minutes to make a load up, drop its load and refill. The plane doesn't even land, it just skims the surface. Brandt contacted the proper authorities and alerted them to our presence. We were told to have food and water and valuables at the ready. We were informed we had the ultimate safety zone, the lake. We have a satellite phone and radios and the fire crew knows we are here. I'll keep you informed.