Picked up 500 gallons of sap.  Changing cloths and eating a bit then heading back into the woods to boil.  Our storage tanks are full and about 110 gallons remains in the collecting tank.  We have to boil down enough to empty the collecting tank because we will need it tomorrow as we expect to collect tomorrow too.

Today started out foggy and cold.  Down to 18 overnight.  The fog cleared by 8:30 AM.  Then it started getting warmer: up to 42.  We started collecting at 2:30 PM to allow the sun to thaw the ice in the buckets.

We bottled about 17 quarts this morning.  Then washed the storage tanks to prepare for today’s sap.