http://www.overlandtales.com/day-5-countryphile/ A wintry overland odyssey travelling through Europe and across Russia and beyond. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.overlandtales.com/day-5-countryphile/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Victor Smith Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:52:52 +0000 http://www.overlandtales.com/day-5-countryphile/#comment-9 Crossing the Plain on a wild day makes your realise what an exposed place it can be in bad weather. I can imagine arriving in Amesbury was a relief and the prospect of good food and lubrication. No mention of attractive "condiments" here I note! BTW the best stuff to carry for blisters is Compeed which you can buy in most outdoor clothing shops. It should be put on before the skin breaks and the platser is in fact a very clever gel strip which creates something very much like artificial skin. I carry the small pads and also a complete heel repair kit. A few years ago I was walking on the mountains in the Highlands with a Scotsman who had borrowed his son's boots as his own boots had finally worn out. Although son and father had the same foot size, needless to say the Scot soon showed signs of limping and was clearly in some pain. In a lunch break I asked him did he have any problems with his feet, whereupon he removed his boot to reveal raw flesh at the back of his heel! Applying the heel repair kit enabled him to walk without pain for another 4 hours in comfort - quite remarkable. The only amusing sequel was that at the bar in the evening one of my fellow walking chums happened to mention to him that each Compeed heel repair kit costs £2.50 whereupon the Scotsman went white! Best wishes for the journey. Crossing the Plain on a wild day makes your realise what an exposed place it can be in bad weather. I can imagine arriving in Amesbury was a relief and the prospect of good food and lubrication. No mention of attractive “condiments” here I note! BTW the best stuff to carry for blisters is Compeed which you can buy in most outdoor clothing shops. It should be put on before the skin breaks and the platser is in fact a very clever gel strip which creates something very much like artificial skin. I carry the small pads and also a complete heel repair kit. A few years ago I was walking on the mountains in the Highlands with a Scotsman who had borrowed his son’s boots as his own boots had finally worn out. Although son and father had the same foot size, needless to say the Scot soon showed signs of limping and was clearly in some pain. In a lunch break I asked him did he have any problems with his feet, whereupon he removed his boot to reveal raw flesh at the back of his heel! Applying the heel repair kit enabled him to walk without pain for another 4 hours in comfort – quite remarkable. The only amusing sequel was that at the bar in the evening one of my fellow walking chums happened to mention to him that each Compeed heel repair kit costs £2.50 whereupon the Scotsman went white! Best wishes for the journey.

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