Washed gear: stuff sack, trekking gloves, smartphone case, hat ready for the next adventure
Category: Travel Gear
Inaugural Urban Hike
Took my new walking shoes on their inaugural urban hike.
Gathering Gear
Gathered gear. We even have room for a frisbee and a hacky sack in our backpacks.
Travel Gear: Wot, No Passport?
On a recent flight from Tokyo to San Francisco, I found a Canadian passport. The owner of the passport would have been in for a surprise when he reached for his passport at US Border Control. Maybe he had a NEXUS card, or maybe United Airlines would have to fly him back to Tokyo where he… Continue reading Travel Gear: Wot, No Passport?
Wot, No Passport?
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Spending our REI Dividend
Rainy day, a good day to spend our 2015 dividend at REI Co-op.
Travel Gear: UK Electrical Adapter
Next month we’ll be taking our nephews and their parents to the UK. Today the mother of the nephews asked me about adapters for UK electrical outlets. I had anticipated the question and had stocked up on this necessary item. Ax-Man, a local surplus store had a supply of UK adapters at 75 cents apiece.… Continue reading Travel Gear: UK Electrical Adapter
Travel Gear: UK Electrical Adapter
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Stuffed Boots
Unpacked my boots.
Travel Gear: Hiking Pants
As I was stretching, clambering, grappling over rocks in Kirishima National Park, I replayed in my head the most recent encounter with a fellow hiker. The woman had made the usual greeting, then a look of dissonance flashed across her face. I’d seen that look before when I’ve thoughtlessly put a shoe on tatami, or… Continue reading Travel Gear: Hiking Pants