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I heat up a boil-in-bag Indian-style breakfast, happy that my tent survived last night's wind storm

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00183-tasty-bite-800px.jpg ThumbnailsAfter two cups of good strong coffee, my Tasty Bite spinach dal and rice breakfast is ready; mmmmThumbnailsAfter two cups of good strong coffee, my Tasty Bite spinach dal and rice breakfast is ready; mmmmThumbnailsAfter two cups of good strong coffee, my Tasty Bite spinach dal and rice breakfast is ready; mmmmThumbnailsAfter two cups of good strong coffee, my Tasty Bite spinach dal and rice breakfast is ready; mmmmThumbnailsAfter two cups of good strong coffee, my Tasty Bite spinach dal and rice breakfast is ready; mmmm

The strong wind this morning persists in its attempt to extinguish the flame of my propane burner, so it's taking longer than usual to boil water. At least it's no longer rip-the-tent-apart windy like it was last night.