Took a few days off, packed up the land rover with bare necessities (some tins of food, half a sack of potatoes, a few bottles of water, the dogs, and the girlfriend - not necessarily in that order :) ), and went off to Selmun. This is a small picturesque bay which is not very accessible unless you have a 4*4, and is usually quite quiet. Especially during weekdays, or when there are no long weekends ...
Random observations from this camp:
- Having your dog named Bubbles is not guarantee that he will like bubbles (or any water) ...
- Making a bonfire on limestone will cause the limestone to explode (first small pieces, and then larger and larger pieces ... )
- Biodiesel smells like donut stands ...
- After you've spent an age trying to teach your dogs not to be afraid of water, trying splashing a large stone into the water, they might get curious and go to investigate ... leading you to wonder what kind of crazy dog you have :)
- Some land rovers can take very serious punishment without sustaining any injuries ...
- ... whilst others break down before even starting the punishment
- Making shade using cloth is not enough to avoid sunburn in Malta ...
- A V8 engine (we don't have many of these in Malta) sounds great, whether just idling or revving hard ...
- You can actually go for a number of days without ever feeling the need to check your email, or wondering how many hits your blog is getting ...
Looking forward to the next session!
