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. Ben Gay? What is that?
I disagree!! That process is the most fun of all and I try to maximize it! Also why else would you call it a "backback"?Lay out everything you want to take on the bed in the guest room but don't pack! Once it’s in the backback you will pull everything out three times just to check and make sure you didn't forget this or that.
Ben-Gay is a topical analgesic rub that creates a sensation of heat on the skin and provides a physiological feeling of well being but has no true therapeutic value. I understand that you can purchase Valtorin ointment over the counter. It's a anti-inflammatory, think Motrin, that penetrates the skin. Buen CaminoDentist two weeks before doesn't leave much time for any work to be done. Ben Gay? What is that? As you are taking poles and pocket knife I assume this is checked baggage.
WD 40 your trekking poles and wipe them well.
Just don't cut too aggressive any time ever and there will be no problem cutting them also on the Camino. Makes boots fit better. And generally feel younger.Cut you toenails! If you are too aggressive it will heal before you go - on the Camino don't even touch them - if they don't hurt don't mess with them
Heavy!A book to read.
My Black Diamonds are made of carbon fiber so no worry about rust. Simply open and slid shut easier after a squirt.Hey! This is interesting! Please tell how, where, why, etc? My poles never saw any oil, but I want to take good care of them to make them last longer!
Just don't cut too aggressive any time ever and there will be no problem cutting them also on the Camino. Makes boots fit better. And generally feel younger.
Heavy!
My final countdown list has been...
1. Make several meals for the freezer, so the spoiled better half doesn't eat mixed nuts and granola bars for the next 35 days.
2. Purchase frozen and canned foods that are fairly healthful for the same.
3. Take care of the 4 cats / 2 dogs for vet visits, emergency numbers, etc.
4. Create lists for what "I" do for houseplants and yard plants.
5. Set up the man with an i phone and download whatsapp
6. Get set up with current credit cards and contact the bank
7. Undo the pedicure stuff that I usually do and prepare the feet by hiking a lot. Did shave off a few thick callouses. They come back fast.
8. Get all Camino stuff in one pile, and important stuff in china hutch--p port, credential, shell I'm carrying for Vira (Denise shell).
9. photo copy of all reservations and plane info so I not only have a copy in hand, but one in bottom of pack and one in husband's hands.
10. Get all my merino wool stuff into bedroom on guest room bed to sort through.
11. Clean house and put stuff in safe and away in case of whatever. Make things tidy.
12. Decide on whether or not to take i pad mini. I read every morning. I also love to use wifi, and that mini is the shiznit as we say.
13. Get the back in order--some physical issues for awhile. Working on stretching, loosening things up, and just resting it a bit, which is all okay. I will take a long walk today on a country road (at Silver Falls).
This is my throw down. Anyone else have a gauntlet in hand?
Fabulous motto."Give Me the Coffee to change the things I can change and Wine to accept the things I cannot"
Talking of pliers - I was having a quick caz limon in a small shop in the middle of nowhere (no idea where) when a young German girl arrived. She wanted me to ask if they had any pliers (alicates) as she didn't speak any Spanish. It turned out that she had a piercing between her gum and her front teeth that she wanted removing! Someone had told her that it was causing negative energy flow and affecting her Karma. Oh well! So there I was at 9 in the morning trying to open and remove the ring. One for the Camino memoirs I think.many folks had to find a pair of pliers to adjust them not so easy to find in smaller places.
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