European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse M Crete hints for easy amp breakfast outdoors does t have to be Rice Kris pies. Eggs Are easy. And you Don t even have to clean the pans. Halve an Orange and eat it for the first course keeping the skins intact. Crack an egg into each empty Orange Peel drop in a Pat of butter if you have it and some Salt and Pepper. Place these organic pots on the fire where they will stay upright and level. Keep an Eye on them soon you la have eggs for breakfast and no dirty pans. You can have hot Tea with those eggs even without a. Pot. Fill an untaxed paper cup two thirds full with water and put it on the fire. Done carefully the water will boil and the cup won t bum. When the water is hot remove it from the fire not with your Bare handstand drop in your Tea bag. What if you have a Small Steak and nothing to Cook it on make a fire and let it bum Down to a Nice bed of coals then Lay the Steak on the coals. Flip it after 3 to 5 minutes and Cook the other Side just As Long. All right it s cooked but who wants to eat charcoal or ashes just scrape each Side with a knife and Start eating. Unsanitary Well does t cooking kill germs eating ashes maybe a bit but what Are you eating when you bum that Steak in the flames on the outdoor Grill at Home to Start a fire with wet Wood in the rain with one match use a fire starter one of the Best of which you can make yourself. Fill each compartment in an empty egg Container with Wood shavings then pour melted Wax into each compartment. Putting a rope Wick in the Wax comes in very Handy. When the mixture has hardened break the Container into Small units. This is Messy and should be done at Home before you go camping. One of these fire starters will Burn Long enough to dry Small branches and wet twigs to the Point of igniting. Continue building your fire from that Small Start. Have other wet Wood around the flames to be dried by the fire. When cleaning a dutch oven do not Wash or use steel Wool on the inside or even the outside. Instead turn it upside Down on the fire or coals and Burn out the inside. Wipe it clean with cloths and Redcoat with a cooking Oil on the Interior. This will remove any ashes still inside protect it from corrosion and make it ready for its next use. George is Craig Martin Dong instructor Randy Dudzinski gives the godhead sign for a student to dive into the water near Crete. Camping on a by Craig Martin staff writer if you would like to Camp on a hot Mediterranean Island on a shoestring budget Crete just May be the place for you. Crete enjoys a typical Mediterranean climate hot dry Summers and Cool wet Winters. Average temperatures from january through april Are in the 60s, which move into the 70s and 80s in the summer months. Keep in mind that although average temperatures in the North and South May not be too dissimilar the temperature on any Given Day can differ substantially. The temperature in the mountains 30 minutes away can be 20 degrees lower than on the Beach. There Are plenty of campgrounds that Dot the Island s Beautiful beaches but one of the Best and least expensive is located on Iraklion air station some 10 Miles East of Iraklion. If you be got the Money to Fly Down you can Camp Here said Connie Hundler of the 5th signal come at Worms Germany. It s Nice Here at Iraklion it s so Hundler who with her husband Willi stayed on the Beach at Iraklion air station for about three weeks. The air station offers year round camping in a designated area of the mile Long Beach according to Steve Moore the air station s athletic director. There also Are six Concrete pads with electricity available. The fee is $2 a Day or $10 a week for a family. The Beach in t crowded except on some holidays Moore said. There is a Marina with a bathroom and Shower facilities next to the Beach to help make the camping less primitive. The recreation division on the installation also rents tents and camping equipment. A four person tent costs $16 a week. A Barbecue Grill camping stove sleeping bags and cots also can be rented for Between $5 and $10 for the week. For the really adventurous Iraklion air station has. Two certified scuba diving instructors. You can get open water certified in As few As two consecutive full weekend Days according to Randy Dudzinski owner of the Iraklion dive Center at the Marina. This will allow you to see the Sites on dete and have time for the certification on the weekends. Diving class fees Are $260 for one student. The Price drops $5 for each consecutive student. There is a special Deal for diving students from the same household. The first is the same Price but each additional student is $200. All classes include full diving equipment except personal equipment items such As mask fins and snorkel. If you Don t have these items they can be rented at the Marina for a Small fee. Dive certification card processing fee is included in the Price of the class. A camper serves up a Hearty iof Nea Sas Marcof Connie and Willi Hundler of Worms Germany relax while camping on Iraklion air station Crete. Is Craig Martin july 22, 1993 stripes Magazine s
