49.02 California: Catalina Island, a mini-adventure: Part 1
If you're going to sit somewhere, can't think of a better place...just yet, following a stiff climb. Impressionable. A successful dwelling builder...home sweet home. The advantage of being a quick learner is that it does not take long to determine certain likely outcomes. Surprisingly, this past week we found out that ground/earth is very hard. It does not have much cushion to it unless of course, it’s muddy. Then again, the smart person will pitch camp ensuring that he not only has a tent, sleeping bag, gas cannister and teddy bear to ensure a restful night’s sleep, but also a foam contraption on which to place the said sleeping bag and by extension, the occupant. So far, so good. However, when the contraption has a slow leak which leak became less slow with each passing night, the brilliant mind of the said sleeper did not take long to reach the appropriate conclusion about the denseness of the ground. In fact, it became a toss-up as to which part or whom was more d...