<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Adventures with Syd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adventures with Syd]]></description><link>https://adventureswithsyd.wixsite.com/2190/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 03:37:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://adventureswithsyd.wixsite.com/2190/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[It’s Basically Flat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well last night was interesting. Sometime in the middle of the night I woke up and found that my tent had collapsed on me. 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