Safe Drinking Water = Romantic Getaway
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Getting sick while traveling is the worst!
Did you know an estimated 10 million people each year experience traveler’s diarrhea? It can happen to YOU. Water from lakes, rivers, springs and campground spigots contain pathogens that will use YOUR body as their temporary home. While they visit they will give you the runs!
If you ingest contaminated water you will feel bloating, abdominal cramps and nausea combined with three or more unformed stools within 24 hours. If you are a healthy individual this experience will NOT be the end of the world. You will recover. However, it will be the end of your Romantic Camping trip.
The BEST way to avoid this Romantic Getaway killer is to purify and filter your water. There are two recommended tools for treating your drinking water…
Water Filters: Portable water filters for camping are usually small and light (1-2 pounds or less). For this reason, they are a popular among backpackers and outdoor enthusiasts. Dirty water is pumped into a screen-filtered flexible tube and then through a ceramic or charcoal filter, ending up in your container. These water filters are designed to remove bacteria, protozoa and microbial cysts, all of which can make you very sick.
Ultraviolet Purifiers: Ultraviolet (UV) light destroys DNA. Exposure to intense UV light prevents microbes from reproducing. UV light is capable of killing microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, molds, algae, yeast, and even cryptosporidium and giardia. However, UV light has no impact on sediment, chlorine, metals, and other chemical contaminants. For this reason, the UV system works BEST when combined with a portable water filter.
For more information (and options) about treating water while on your Romantic Getaway click HERE.
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Romantic Getaways In Minnesota
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Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel.com and Bookpleasures.com interviews Tom Watson (author and freelance photojournalist) over at The Brogue Hog site.
The subject of the interview…
Is There Such A Thing As A Romantic Camping Getaway In Minnesota?
If you live or camp to Minnesota you will want to check out this article. Here is a quick preview:
Norm:
As many of our readers are interested in romantic getaways, could you describe eight of the most romantic and unique camping areas in Minnesota? Why are they romantic?
Tom:
That calls upon my interpretation of both “romantic” and “unique” campsites. I am foremost a primitive camper, minimum facilities, minimum impact.
To me a romantic site is private, remote and amid better than average scenery or natural attractions.
Based on that I could list almost any campsite in the BWCA Wilderness as well as any in Voyageurs National Park - most of which are water accessible only. As far as drive-up sites, and those with a bit of walk-in access (my favorites), I have to list the following…
Yes, Tom goes on to describe his top seven favorite romantic camping sites.
Check it out >>HERE<<.
Romantic Camping Trip Goes WRONG
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It’s a classic movie premise. Boy and girl leave town for a romantic getaway and everything goes very wrong. Is the disaster their fault…
In the movie SPLINTER the romantic camping trip appears to be interrupted when the couple is kidnapped. There also appears to be something hunting them in the night. Scary and Intense!
You may want to watch this movie AFTER you get back from a successful romantic camping trip. You don’t want to give your partner (or yourself) any nightmares while camping in the outdoors.
