We've invented a new game here at Fieldbase which I have decided to call 'Suck it & See'. Every time someone goes shopping they have to bring back a random product for us all to try. Sometimes it's a hit i.e the discovery of Lux bars (otherwise known as 'I can't believe it's not Twix') and other times it's not such a winning idea - Meat Floss being a prime example (and a VERY bizarre name for a vegetarian sandwich filling that looks like loft insulation and tastes like beef!!) Unfortunately we have no say in the Jungle fodder we get given so I've been trying to introduce a few 
staples now so it's not such a big shock when all I have is Chicken (yeh right) Frankfurters and Greasy Dregs (AKA I can't believe it's not Beanfeast) for dinner! I kid you not, these are the two main ingredients I'll be taking in my backpack. Can you believe some American food giant probably paid a marketing think tank a fortune to brand their latest product and after days of endless brainstorming the best they could come up with is ... Greasy Dregs (Yuk!). I've tried to disguise the taste with curry powder, bolognaise sauce and even chicken soup but no matter what you do it still ends up tasting like trainer insoles!!!!!
staples now so it's not such a big shock when all I have is Chicken (yeh right) Frankfurters and Greasy Dregs (AKA I can't believe it's not Beanfeast) for dinner! I kid you not, these are the two main ingredients I'll be taking in my backpack. Can you believe some American food giant probably paid a marketing think tank a fortune to brand their latest product and after days of endless brainstorming the best they could come up with is ... Greasy Dregs (Yuk!). I've tried to disguise the taste with curry powder, bolognaise sauce and even chicken soup but no matter what you do it still ends up tasting like trainer insoles!!!!! Food aside, it's still going great here. The HCP's (Host Country Participants) arrived this morning. Nineteen Malaysian teenagers skulking down the drive! The girls all look like butter wouldn't melt and the guys spent most of the time looking at their trainers (God help me - you just know they'll all go nuts as soon as they hit the parent-free camp in the Jungle!) And even worse I'm heading off to the airport to meet 98 participants from the UK in the morning. So far I've got a Raleigh International t-shirt and a clip board to help me - think I might need to start drawing up a few lists!
I'm back off to Jungle Camp again tomorrow for the next week so defo no updates will be forthcoming for a while - can't wait! If I survive the swim tests, river crossings and Greasy Dreg suppers I'll be back in the office March 7th with a few tales to tell (hopefully not another one about trees collapsing in the middle of the night bringing hammocks with it !!!)
Weather update in case you're interested : It's Scorchio !!!!
Love ya
Vic x
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