Anyone who spent a couple of weeks at the ice-camp will agree on at least one thing: days are usually long and exhausting. When Saturday night comes, the mood shifts into a more relaxed one; the next day is a day off!
In Brazil, the country in which I was born, a popular proverb states “Saco vazio não para em pé!”, which means “an empty bag won’t stand”. It is widely use by parents to kids to illustrate the importance of a meal and usually a good meal. Chips and chocolates do not fill up the bag. Thousands of kms from Brazil, during the ice camp expedition, I had no problem to fill up “the bag” or “biddon” as we said many times at the camp…