I decided to take a trip to Florida... and then neglected to plan for it. Fortunately, The North Face stepped in and took care of me. I was able to borrow a tent, the Phoenix 2, which was small and light enough that I was able to pack it in my carry-on. A co-worker mentioned that I could stop by The North Face outlet store in Orlando and purchase anything else I might need for my trip. I was trying to limit how much I was carrying on the plane, so I opted to buy a sleeping bag there. Fortunately they had a few in stock; unfortunately they were all down insulated; but at least I finally had shelter to get me through my trip.
I ended up staying at a campground with a friend of mine. Although it was much cooler at night, I did not need the insulation of the sleeping bag, so I slept on top of it. I was warned ahead of time that I would need to get airflow through the tent because it was a single-wall and would be very warm inside. It was warm in the tent, but I was not uncomfortable, if anything it made me get up bright and early every morning so I could have a full day of adventures.
The highlight of my time in the tent was definitely our nightly visit of a foraging armadillo. I was pretty sure from the first time I heard that frantic rustling of ground cover that it was an armadillo, but my friend was sure that it was a skunk and pleaded with me not to investigate for fear of me being sprayed. I had no problem sleeping while a wild animal moved around our tent, but my friend was too afraid to sleep. My suspicions were confirmed when she saw the animals shadow cast against the side of the tent, it was definitely an armadillo.
Although I did not do anything too extreme, dangerous, or exciting I really had a lot of fun and am looking forward to my next adventure.