Birds and the bees, and bikinis.

Earlier this month, we were in Lincoln National Park. It’s been super dry in SA so any water left lying around is immediately beset by thirsty birds or desperate bees.

It reminded me of last time we were in Lincoln National Park. Things went offtrack when someone left a bikini hanging in the campground ….

We’d been out 4WDing at Wanna dunes. As we turned into the track to Taylor’s Landing, cars were flooding out of the campground, and a woman came running down the road, waving her hands and yelling like a maniac: “Stop! You can’t go in there. It’s swaaaarming with bees!!”

Our tents were already pitched, so what can you do? We proceeded to our campsite.  Sure enough, there were bees everywhere – the humming alone could drive you nuts!

We hunted down the source: someone had rinsed out their bikini in rainwater and hung it to dry on the fence! Of course, the bees had found it and swarmed (imagine a string bikini made entirely of moving bees) and then beckoned all the bees from surrounding hives.

We weren’t in any real danger (none of us are allergic) so we hid in our screen tent and by nightfall they had departed.

There is more risk from bees if drinking directly from a can. You can’t see if a bee is inside. When you take a sip, there’s a chance it could sting you in the mouth. It’s one reason we recommend pouring your drink into a cup. (It also makes the wine taste better because you get all the delicious aromas!)

Even in a cup, look before sipping, in case a bee has drowned its sorrows. When enjoying Off Track Wines in Lincoln NP, our ingenious solution was to up-end another cup on our wine cup.

A better solution would have been to just buy an OTW cup with a lid! <link to OTW cup>