By: Blonde One
The most important part of my morning routine is my coffee. It has to be right, of course. It has to be in the right mug, in the right location and the right temperature. I don’t mind whether my morning coffee is in one of my favourite outdoors (must have a lid) mugs, served at work, at my desk …
or if my coffee is in my favourite Isles of Scilly mug served in my own home surrounded by comfy things like slippers and central heating.
But my most favourite morning coffee is served on a freezing cold Dartmoor morning, in a tent, made with a Jetboil. The temperature will invariably be wrong: either mouth-scorchingly hot or only just tepid, but it doesn’t matter. The fact that I’ve woken up to a glorious Dartmoor view cancels out all of the rest. Blonde Two and I have perfected a system for our morning drinks which includes our own cup holder invention (aka boots).
Our latest camp was pretty much as perfect as it could be including our breakfast. It was unconventional, even for us! We emptied the contents of our food bags to see what we could rustle up. This is what we ended up with …
Not exactly Michelin starred but, as with the coffee, the location meant that we were entirely happy with our morning al fresco feast.
If there is any banana left in that skin, you have one of my favourite Girl Guide camp/hike meals – banana splits! Totally yummy, and full of energy. I’m afraid you didn’t invent boot mug-holders – they were in use long before you were born and very useful they are too, just as long as you remember to remove the mug before you insert the feet – – – I’ve never found that my big toe drank coffee quickly enough and on a cold, cold morning you need to be packed up and on your way early, to get the blood circulating.