SMa wrote:The anomoly with this is that I'm way less likely to injure myself now than when was in teens/twenties
So not like my Dad then! I too now take half of Boots with me in a first aid kit and it came in handy for patching him up when he went over the handlebars of the mountain bike in Cairngorm (age 73 that time - I remember because it was part of celebrating Mum and Dad's Golden Wedding anniversary). Good job we also had a spare pair of glasses for him with us or he wouldn't have been able to see his way off the hill. Was glad we had the kit too when he hit his head on the boom when sailing off Fife (circa his 78th birthday). And also when he slipped down the mountain on La Gomera (age 80) - at least the replacement hip held strong.
I could go on - the perils of a going on holidays with a senior who is still 17 inside his head but I wouldn't change him for the world! He and my brother are currently planning a trip to the Lakes or Snowdonia to re-do some of the rock climbs they did in the past before they BOTH get too old.
I hope that Prince William and his rescue chopper will be on stand-by - they might be needed.
sM
My OH is 66 years old and is probably the youngest in his group of mountaineers/rock climbers. One of his regular climbing partners is 75 and a couple of the others in the group are 78 and 81yrs. I keep asking him when he's going to give it up, he just laughs and says if his friends can climb at 80yrs old then he can't see why he can't keep going on for another 15+ years..
To go back on topic though, on my first holiday abroad almost 50years ago I took a huge case with endless pairs of shoes and different outfits. Only once, now I travel as lightly as possible but do admit to carrying a load of medicines for all eventualities , plus extras such as syringes and one use plastic gloves for when I go to one of my way off the beaten track destinations.
happy Days
son has one of these 
or something like that! 
I wonder if that would work on Mrs Kiltie 
