Chocolate has saved my skin more times than I care to count. Freezing rain, upturned kayaks, and lost bearings can all be made endurable with the liberal application of this magical dark brown substance. Most experienced trampers have learned this through bitter experience. But few realise there’s a world of chocolate possibilities beyond the block. […]
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