Well, it was another early start of 7am for breakie then we all went to see our new home for the next 3 days - our 4 wheel drive jeeps! The guide gave us a talk on how to work the vehicles, what to do if you got bogged in the sand, how far you could push them (they are pretty tough machines!) and how to look out for a thing called a 'Wash Out' - where the fresh water from the island drains into the sea - have to be careful as they can seem like just a trickle of water and turn our to be a puddle 4 foot deep! After that we had to check we had all our equipment (stove, food, tents etc) and then pack our own van! We also got
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