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kalikshama -> RE: Swept away to an Unknown Island with your Sub/Dom (9/2/2012 6:21:04 PM)
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Who finds this an ultimate fantasy: to live on an unknown island with your Dom or Sub with no one knowing where you are.
My uncle and I were just debating the pros and cons of dating people with minor children. He likes a more tribal experience; I am fine with cocooning and enmeshment.
Twice I stayed in Costa Rica at a yoga retreat center that was under construction by a friend of mine. The first time the water system was being perfected and there were days I had to haul water from a stream for cooking and cleaning. I think the shower was set up, but sometimes I just used the small waterfall down the hill. It was a bit of a clamber, other wise I would have used it regularly. The outhouse had a 5 gallon bucket with a toilet seat perched on top of it. It had no door, occasional snakes, and a view of the stream. Once, there was a small earthquake, more of a tremor really, but enough that constipation was a bit of an issue if I didn't eat enough coconut. This was in the rainy season, and also mango season. I couldn't really tell the difference between the 5 different varieties of mangoes. There were three different kinds of bananas - the regular size, the tiny ones, and plantains, which we cooked. The two smaller varieties were like ambrosia, and spectacularly better than supermarket bananas.
Veggies came in twice weekly on the veggie truck, which sometimes failed to show, in which case we'd scour the property, usually for papayas and citrus for green papaya salad. Farmers delivered rice and beans on horseback. Since we had no refrigeration, everything was prepared and immediately eaten - super fresh.
The second time I went during the dry season and it was too hot. We had enough solar panels to power lights if we used them sparingly. We had little portable panels for the solar lanterns. There was no electricity, so no AC or fans, and it was just too hot for me. I was a volunteer worker responsible for daily watering the gardens and cooking lunch, and teaching a few yoga classes per week. My host was supposed to provide me with a tent platform and proper mattress but was using the platform lumber for scaffolding and we disagree on what constitutes a proper mattress. I was supposed to stay from January - March, but after not sleeping well for 6 weeks, made the 3 hour bus trek to the nearest Internet cafe and changed my ticket for two weeks hence.
TL;DR version - I have lived fairly primitively (the kitchen and yoga center had roofs but no walls), but need a decent mattress and for the temperature to not be too hot/humid. My Dom would be the hunter and I the gatherer and both of us gardeners. I'm outfitting us with not just the Survivor initial gear, but what they earn via rewards and challenges (plus my mattress.)
How long? Well, let's have him also be a writer so a year sounds just about right for the book deal. If he's allowed solar tech to power his laptop (no internet) fine, if not, he'll have to make due with notebooks and pens. I'll massage his hand ;)
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