Saturday, 3 August 2013
Life is not a dress rehearsal (see Travel Blog entry 54), but it is more like a Role Playing Game (RPG) without the new game option. My quest in Sicilia will start in 4 days.
Most role playing games start with a tutorial for the player to understand the basic rules and requirements. Camping is no different. There are normally other characters with more experience to provide guidances like Yoda. Atkinson and Beard are camping gurus. I had to go to Austria to learn the art of the camper. That was my second time ever camping.
Wisdoms of Atkinson and Beard revised my equipment list for additional comfort. However they were glamping. They had a small flat (HK standard) for a tent, cooker, kettle, chairs, table, cool box, mugs, knife and a car. They were glamping. (glamourous camping) It was clear that my level of comfort in Sicily will be slightly lower.
In the next two days, I levelled up in camping
Level 1. Get a tent – The tent I chose was single spline meaning quick to pitch and light to carry.
Level 2. Able to set up tent – I was able to set up my tent in a more physical way. Previously, I imagined how the tent would look.
Level 3. Sleep in tent – Camping was no longer an idea. I slept through a thunderstorm. Kudos for Atkinson to arrange such a storm to test the tent and my waterproofness. Sadly I was more waterproof than the tent.
Level 4. Able to pack tent back into the original packaging – This was the sign that I could camp again and again. I am ready.
Level 5. Locked
I cannot say I want to become a guru in camping but an example to the kind of level I need was Level 42. To brush bird poo off food and continue eating – That is just savage.
La vita non è una prova. (vedi Viaggi blog numero 54) ma è simile a un RPG gioco senza la scelta per un nuova vita. La mia ricerca di Sicilia comincierà in quattro giorni.
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