Getting down to the last few purchases I need for my travels. Most of them are exciting to receive and practice using straight away. Like reteaching myself how to navigate with a compass and topographical map or how to tie tarp line knots or calibrating binoculars and so on.

Today though I received a military grade CAT7 tourniquet, designed to be easily and effectively deployed using only one hand because that might be how many useful hands you have. It was the weirdest thing to receive. Even the thought of learning to use it set my hairs on end. Buying and learning to use things you hope to never need because in the event you do your life will be in the balance is sombre and unnerving. It affected me.

By luck I bumped into Rafa today. I was starting to think I might not see him again before leaving. We had a few drinks and great chat. Like everyone else here he's sure I'll be back.

Maybe one day.


Peace,

kowalski