Desert(ed) Islands

cormie

Hi,
Where would be an ideal (lovely weather, lovely beaches, fruit tree growth etc) place that would have a few deserted Islands where I could get a local fisherman to bring me out to, tear a high value note in half and ask him to come back in two months for the other half and to bring me home?

I know a guy who did this, I think it was somewhere near Thailand. It sounds great and is something I would consider doing myself. Scary but would be a great experience!

If anyone has any idea, please share:)

The Sweeper

If you want to do something adventurous, why don't you book a Ray Mear's survival holiday?

I think it's probably a bad idea if you've no survival experience to go somewhere deserted, unless you want your fisherman to be returning for your bleached bones...

Roen

I'd recommend Mozambique...I had a hell of a time there, go during our winter though nice and warm then.
I also did a Ray Mears survival course and I'd recommend that too!

cormie

Minesajackdaniels wrote:

I think it's probably a bad idea if you've no survival experience to go somewhere deserted, unless you want your fisherman to be returning for your bleached bones...

Aha, that's the idea though;) I'll just have to learn the hard way. I know a few things anyway, don't worry, I've sean Lord of The Flies, Dance and Rings so I'm well sorted:D

Roen

cormie wrote:

Aha, that's the idea though;) I'll just have to learn the hard way. I know a few things anyway, don't worry, I've sean Lord of The Flies, Dance and Rings so I'm well sorted:D

LMAO!!! Best of luck m8, I wish I had the time/balls/money for that kind of thing. Wait a minute I do!

The Sweeper

Actually, now that I think about it, I think Ray Mears' missus isn't too well at the moment. She usually deals with the administration around the survival trips and I know that Borneo in 2006 is either cancelled or looking unlikely...

Anyway - survival holliers, they're your only man.

As for learning the hard way - sit in your back garden and try to start a fire by bow drilling. At least when you're tired, wet, hungry, with blisters on your palms and not a whisper of smoke in sight, you can just go indoors and go to bed...

Roen

Oh God do I remember that bloody bow drill!

cormie

I've been lightin' fires since I was about 5 years old, although I did have matches, coal and of course, zip firelighters;) I'll enjoy the challenge. I haven't got a clue what bow drilling is, am I screwed?

Pepe LeFrits

lol, yes!

and it sounded like so much fun, right up until madge mentioned the bow drilling...

cormie

ah sure.. I'll bring a magnifying glass and do it that way, don't mind your bow drilling, pff.

So would anyone else risk this? It could actually be a matter of life or death that's the fun thing.

Victor

Such islands tend to be deserted for a reason - lack of fresh water, tropical storms, AK-47 wielding drug lords ....

cormie

Victor wrote:

Such islands tend to be deserted for a reason - lack of fresh water, tropical storms, AK-47 wielding drug lords ....

cormie wrote:

It could actually be a matter of life or death that's the fun thing.

Sure the Irish are loved wherever we go, I'm sure I'd get on fine with the drug lords :cool:

The Sweeper

Here's an informative woodcrafty type bow drilling site. If you can do this, then you may have a higher chance of surviving.

http://www.trackertrail.com/survival/fire/bowdrill/pmoc/basicbowdrill.html