Just got back from a mini-adventure. Tried taking one of my two pieces of 4-by-8 foot, 2-inch thick foam insulation from Los Cardones to my house in Calafia, to use for a bed. The wind was a bit gusty but not too bad. I figured my worst danger was the state cops, and I had my receipt and ID ready. But by the time I was almost to the highway about 2 miles into the journey, the wind was so strong it took the "bed" right out of my hands. I knew at that point I wasn't going to make it. It was getting stronger by the minute. It wasn't easy covering those two miles back, either, but I made it with only a few chunks missing.
On the plus side, I learned that a 32-square-foot sail can be pretty usable with the right amount of wind.
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