8. THE ISLAND
It was around eleven in the morning, and the beach was as inviting, for the beast and beast-loving man, as it was rocky. You could not go anywhere, without tripping on a crab on this island. John did not mind that at all, and Barney was ecstatic at having so many playmate draftees around.
While Barney wanted to play the active crustaceans to death, John was already thinking about the cookware needed to turn the clawed ones into fine dining. According to his information, the island was uninhabited, except for a big number of goats and small reptiles, and a forest consisting of only four species of trees.
The small-leaf fig trees had almost taken over the island. The most inviting aspect of the place was the one that caused John to choose it. It was almost inaccessible by wa
