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Just finished walking the CF then cycling the CP. Never once wore earplugs, to be fair I’ve never worn them in my life. I’m an extremely light sleeper, too. Maybe because I’ve been on call most of my life, I always had to be *alert* to waking up and have never needed an alarm in the morning. On...
The Montbell down blanket came out so well I had to post it. All it really needs is a slit down the center with a snap but the alterations lady got carried away. Puggins likes it anyway. 🤗
I'll be doing the Inca Trail the month before my first CF and plan to rent poles. It will be my first time ever to try them. Right now I kinda think I won't want the inconvenience of a pole in each hand for the flattish CF. I'd most likely forget em and leave em behind at my first cafe stop...
I'll be starting my first Camino with mildish (doesn't hurt til ~ 15-20K) posterior tibial tendonitis. Foot doc said the same thing: Ice and Rest (= don't walk past what hurts). I asked if ice not available, would soaking in a river or canal work? She said yes and a Camino walking friend used...
Lol I did U.S. and U.K. cross country charity bike rides where they gave us "team jerseys" to wear. Most people had spares (and I would have too in the U.K. had I not had Romain Bardet's whole Tour de France team autograph my spare). But I washed / wore the same one every day on both rides. A...
Lol I spent about an hour yesterday figuring out a way that my little Montbell down blanket with all its snaps could be worn as a down vest - just in case.
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