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its gonna be a wet one
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Well, i cant find my usb cable so no pics to share yet, but we did about 8-10km of hiking, varying elevations, from the beach to about 450 feet above sea level. the sky stayed grey but not a drop of rain fell, it was a great day though.
Living on an island thats only 166 square miles, it doesnt give much room for wilderness, these day trips of mine are just a prep for some real outdoors living in the near future.. Today marked my first time using a firesteel to light a proper fire, i had collected some tinder at work (completely dry vines) which didnt take the firesteel spark on their own, but with a drop of hand sanitizer, took a spark instantly and allowed me to get my semi damp kindling going (rained quite a bit last night) it was a great feeling to not pull out the zippo and yet still have a nice fire going. also, first time making bannock !! made for a great meal along with a can of luncheon meat that i warmed up in the fire also.
why do i preffer being outdoors to anywhere else? pics will come later
Living on an island thats only 166 square miles, it doesnt give much room for wilderness, these day trips of mine are just a prep for some real outdoors living in the near future.. Today marked my first time using a firesteel to light a proper fire, i had collected some tinder at work (completely dry vines) which didnt take the firesteel spark on their own, but with a drop of hand sanitizer, took a spark instantly and allowed me to get my semi damp kindling going (rained quite a bit last night) it was a great feeling to not pull out the zippo and yet still have a nice fire going. also, first time making bannock !! made for a great meal along with a can of luncheon meat that i warmed up in the fire also.
why do i preffer being outdoors to anywhere else? pics will come later
pics time ! these are from my cell phone, my hike buddy hopefully will chime in and share some better quality images,
arrived at about roughly 7 AM, bit late start but not too bad, sky was grey but it wasnt raining, always a plus, started the hike on the beach next to a brackish pond (local name, long pond or lakes) from here we headed north on the beach for 20 minutes, skirting the lake, then headed into the treeline and over the dunes. one of the objectives of this hike was to find some new campspots.
the trail we were following was pretty relaxing, meandering inland and up some hills.. did i mention i love being outdoors?
eventually we found ourselves back heading towards the beach, this was the plan, as it was the best source of wood for a campfire.
more to come
arrived at about roughly 7 AM, bit late start but not too bad, sky was grey but it wasnt raining, always a plus, started the hike on the beach next to a brackish pond (local name, long pond or lakes) from here we headed north on the beach for 20 minutes, skirting the lake, then headed into the treeline and over the dunes. one of the objectives of this hike was to find some new campspots.
the trail we were following was pretty relaxing, meandering inland and up some hills.. did i mention i love being outdoors?
eventually we found ourselves back heading towards the beach, this was the plan, as it was the best source of wood for a campfire.
more to come
wild edibles time - i actually am nowhere near an expert on this stuff, but its an island, so theres bound to be stuff around to eat. Early to mid summer is fat pork time, i havnt got a clue what the real name for these things are, locally known as fat pork (not sure why, they dont taste like pork at all)
the low scrub to the right of him, growing up the side of the sand dune, thats the one, lets take a closer look.
the darker the purple the riper they are
later in the summer, will be time for almonds and sea grapes, for now, the almonds are green
and so are the sea grapes
sea grapes are one of my personal favorites, i cant wait till mid september!
several types of grass around that make for a good tea, however i wasnt sure which was which so didnt take any pics, ive got a friend who is quite knowledgeable about such things, i just need to find a way to drag him away from his work for a day.
crabs are always an easy meal also, in the rainy season (we really only have 2 true seasons in barbados, tourist season and rainy season) land crabs are all over the place
if your not familiar with crabs, the way im holding him is one of the safest ways to hold a crab, no way for their claws to make contact with your flesh. 2 of these guys gives you quite a bit of meat, i let him go though, had some luncheon meat in my pack.
since it is bladeforums, knives have to make an appearance somewhere, now is as good a time as any, accompanying me were 2 of my babies, my 16 inch HI ww2 model (the only HI khukri in Barbados as far as i know) and my benchmade 551 griptillian (no bushcrafty knives on this hike
maybe next one) i found a piece of mahogany driftwood on the beach, the khuk made quick work of bringing it down to roughly a spoon shape, and between the karda and the 551, i fashioned a decent spoon for mixing bannock
simon carried a SAK and a spyderco endura, honestly im not sure why he bothers with the SAK as ive never actually seen him use it, but i cant really fault a guy for carrying a knife. we had a lunch of bannock and luncheon meat (next time i think i'll catch some crayfish, we get 10 inchers down here) and i guess i can share a few pics of my first firesteel fire.
table courtesy of 2 bottles found on the beach, and some branches cut and debarked from a casurina tree.
the low scrub to the right of him, growing up the side of the sand dune, thats the one, lets take a closer look.
the darker the purple the riper they are
later in the summer, will be time for almonds and sea grapes, for now, the almonds are green
and so are the sea grapes
sea grapes are one of my personal favorites, i cant wait till mid september!
several types of grass around that make for a good tea, however i wasnt sure which was which so didnt take any pics, ive got a friend who is quite knowledgeable about such things, i just need to find a way to drag him away from his work for a day.
crabs are always an easy meal also, in the rainy season (we really only have 2 true seasons in barbados, tourist season and rainy season) land crabs are all over the place
if your not familiar with crabs, the way im holding him is one of the safest ways to hold a crab, no way for their claws to make contact with your flesh. 2 of these guys gives you quite a bit of meat, i let him go though, had some luncheon meat in my pack.
since it is bladeforums, knives have to make an appearance somewhere, now is as good a time as any, accompanying me were 2 of my babies, my 16 inch HI ww2 model (the only HI khukri in Barbados as far as i know) and my benchmade 551 griptillian (no bushcrafty knives on this hike
maybe next one) i found a piece of mahogany driftwood on the beach, the khuk made quick work of bringing it down to roughly a spoon shape, and between the karda and the 551, i fashioned a decent spoon for mixing bannock
simon carried a SAK and a spyderco endura, honestly im not sure why he bothers with the SAK as ive never actually seen him use it, but i cant really fault a guy for carrying a knife. we had a lunch of bannock and luncheon meat (next time i think i'll catch some crayfish, we get 10 inchers down here) and i guess i can share a few pics of my first firesteel fire.
table courtesy of 2 bottles found on the beach, and some branches cut and debarked from a casurina tree.