Advanced Cardiac Life Support Course

   I just finished another ACLS course. This was the first one that I have taken since moving here to Ireland. It is still the same curriculum and still quite difficult to pass. It has been eight years since I took my last one and I still struggle with the drug list.

The Rule of Threes

   You can survive without certain important things in a survival situation.

You can survive 3 minutes without air
You can survive 3 hours without shelter
You can survive 3 days without water
You can survive 3 weeks without food

We at Kerry Bushcraft School have added two more categories:

Spring Wild Edibles

  This is the best time of the year for finding and eating wild edible plants. The fresh green shoots are up and the tender leaves are just waiting for us to devour them.

March 2010 Bushcraft course

   This past weekend saw seven students arriving at IPNA for our Basic and Advanced Bushcraft course. They arrived with great weather that quickly turned into rough wind and rain. Here in South Kerry we are used to seeing this kind of weather year around. We were a bit fooled by the incredible sunshine and warmth that arrived for the two weeks prior to the start of the course.