Open carefully
We have now been living at altitudes in excess of 10,000ft for some time and have become familiar with the peculiarities this brings. These include:-
Indigestion – The altitude slows your metabolism slightly so the alpacha curry I ate two days ago still seems to be working its way through me.
Diarrhea – Unfortunately not everything slows down and the curse of the western traveller can rear its ugly head as a symptom of mild altitude sickness (then again, it could be the alpacha curry).
Nose bleeds – Our delicate nasal passages that are accustomed to sea level, damp and humid air struggle with the thin dry air up here. I should have brought more hankies.
Exploding packages – Anything packaged or bottled at sea level becomes a dangerous item at altitude. Crisp packets look like balloons and fizzy pop bottles explode as if shaken for ten minuites when opened (funny when it happens to other people but not to yourself). Fortunately the local beer is bottled at altitude and can be opened and consumed in complete safety.
Tags: Travel
rob.dulcie
Have just caught up with your very entertaining diaries – wow! Bermuda is another world alright! Happy adventures to you both!
Nicky and Andy
Hi Dulcie and Rob,nrnrDo you want Tina and I to send you some Imodium and some hankies?nrnrKeep heading on. We love your adventure travel log>nrnrLove Ste and Tina XX
Hi both of you hope you are both well, its great to track what your up to, think its amazing what you are doing. Take care look after yourselves we await your update Adam @ Clare. x
So does this mean that if you take a bottle of the local beer back to sea level that it will implode? Surely worthy of an experiment!
Great work on the blog by the way… its almost like being there (but without the side effects).