Quote Originally Posted by Minde View Post
Oh, I thought of another difference between ESE and him: She seems more likely to listen to my "Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!" communications and take them seriously.

For example, my thought was to bring a good-sized emergency kit along with us on our trip. ESE hadn't necessarily been thinking of it, but she liked my idea and started making a list of the things we could pack in it. When we told this guy about it, he basically said, "Nah, we won't need all that. Maybe only a very small one for minor injuries. There'll be a hospital / medical center where we're going." Same thing happened when I mentioned bringing a good bike repair kit. ESE jumped right on board, but this guy said we probably wouldn't need it and if we did there would be other people around we could ask for help, that all I'd have to do was go up and smile while asking - maybe not even smile - and I'd be fine.
Hm. Has he been there before? It 'sounds' like where you're going is a nice, welcoming place, yes.

But unless you're short on space, a good bike repair kit is a good idea. Things happen.


I hope no one is thinking it is a good idea to not bring a significant amount of back-up water, are they? This is not the summer to expect mild conditions.