Tuesday 12 June 2007

Camping

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!