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  1. K

    Macabis 30% on Friday Nov. 25th, 2016

    Me too! Only the postage cost I got was $A60.00. LOL.
  2. K

    I dream about my wheelchair camino but need some answers

    Thanks so much for this link. What an amazing invention! It can revolutionize the lives of people with mobility issues. They even have an off-road model: Now just need to have rentals available with a 17,500 Euro price to purchase!
  3. K

    Doing the Camino using a pedelec

    Pedelecs are not motorbikes; you have to pedal to get power assistance. The motor cuts out if you don't pedal or when you reach 25 kph (in Australia at least). They allow people with health conditions to use a bike and keep up with others and go longer distances than they would be able to do...
  4. K

    I Need my Morning Coffee :)

    Are there no Pilgrim Tea Addicts? I am allergic to milk and medically not allowed coffee. I am addicted to black tea - no milk no sugar. I cannot begin the day without a cuppa! So, if and when I get to do my Camino, I will have several boxes of Nature's Cuppa tea bags in my backpack. LOL
  5. K

    Walking with my wife could have been a mistake!

    Very moving, Rob. Thanks for sharing the story. I'm glad it all worked out well in the end with both Pat and her father's health issues.
  6. K

    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    Saw this today: "ADULT BED BUGS PREFER RED AND BLACK, BUT AVOID YELLOW AND GREEN Researchers from the University of Florida and Union College in Lincoln, NE wondered whether bed bugs preferred certain colors for their hiding places, so they did some testing in the lab. The tests consisted of...
  7. K

    Bedbug Question! Settle our debate!

    Kanga This reminds me of my panicked emails to Sydney Uni's Entomology Department a few years back whenI was convinced my husband had brought back bedbugs from a recent sojourn in Peru. Overnight, I became a bedbug expert. I installed Protect-a-Bed Bug Lock Encased Bed Base Protectors on every...
  8. K

    Plantar Faciitis Treatments - Pre Camino

    I had plantar fascitis for several years and could hardly walk - especially in the morning when to get out of bed felt like a red hot spike going into my heel. My GP had a Bowen therapist working for him at the time so he sent me along. It was a miracle! After twice weekly sessions over about...
  9. K

    Got my New Slender Macabi

    Oh wow! Really nice!!! I'm convinced to order a slim line version!!
  10. K

    Gym leggings instead of "hiking pants"

    I totally agree with you about the waistband plus fitted four inches or so being much more flattering to wear. Perhaps you could provide some modified designs to Macabi? You could have a Velcro strip fastener instead of a zipper...
  11. K

    Gym leggings instead of "hiking pants"

    Thanks, Imsundaze! It does look nice on you. I am indeed larger but I should say I'm an Australian size 16, which apparently is only a size 14 in the US! Ha ha! Still, as Anemone says below, I think a waistband and more fitted hips would suit me better. Maybe we should petition Macabi???:)
  12. K

    Gym leggings instead of "hiking pants"

    Slightly off topic, but I've been wondering if anyone has tried the new slim-line Macabi skirts? I am 5"7" and a size 16 and prefer not to have reams of extra fabric around my middle (picture Spanish Galleon in full sail:)). I'm wondering if the slimline version would be more flattering but...
  13. K

    Sandals instead of boots

    Thanks, Kanga!! Will do! Sorry! I mean thanks, Anemone!
  14. K

    Sandals instead of boots

    Ha ha! My favourite shoes are Crocs!! I wear them all the time inside the house and in the garden and even to walk locally. So elegance is not at all a concern. I'm looking for something as comfortable as Crocs but sturdy for off-road walking yet also that I can wear 'around town" in...
  15. K

    Sandals instead of boots

    Thanks Kanga! I didn't think to ask to try the men's version of the ECCOs, which was silly of me. I will do that first and then look at Birkenstocks - though they haven't really appealed to me in the past. Are there other German brands you can recommend?
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