I’m normally a late sleeper, but the contrast between the dark night and the bright morning light wakes me up at 6:00. Or maybe it’s the horde of howler monkeys, up in the trees not far away. They make a… (READ MORE)
Breakfast at 7:00. I don’t usually eat breakfast, but I will eat whatever is there today since I have no idea when we’re going to get our next meal. We have a little time after breakfast to get our stuff… (READ MORE)
All my worries about having overweight luggage are for nothing: this morning, I gave Ian my empty camera bag with my kindle and my big water bottle and that alone probably put me at the correct weight. But the airline… (READ MORE)
Bushmasters says on the kit list that our luggage limit is 10kg, because the small planes cannot take off if there is too much load. I am about 1.3 kg over the limit. Not sure how strict they are going to… (READ MORE)
Whoohoo! I’m on the way to the airport, excited and with a little trepidation – yes, I’m really doing this! I get to JFK before 7am…and, even though I’m here in plenty of time, I’m almost the last person in… (READ MORE)
I have now hit every outdoor store in a 70 mile radius and surveyed their gear. The kit list calls for two sets of clothing, an emergency medical kit and a bunch of miscellaneous items. Nothing bright or flowery because… (READ MORE)
The Bates boots came but they are a bust as well. Better than Altama, but they don’t fit right either. Too long but not wide enough. And, they’re out of the next size down, in wide. I check a local… (READ MORE)
This morning I’m baseball mom and team photographer. They lose. Again. I make lunch. Then, I go for a walk with my pack: it’s probably about 80 degrees and super high humidity; it rained all night and this morning. I… (READ MORE)
It started raining last night. Rained all night. Still raining this morning. It’s cold too, 62 degrees. I run to the car in order not to get wet and as I’m driving to work in the rain, I think about… (READ MORE)
More research over the next few days. I try another brand. Bates actually has a women’s size! (Most brands are men’s sizes and they tell you to size down 1.5 size, or 2, or maybe 2.5 sizes, since even the… (READ MORE)