The batteries are all charged, the bags are mostly packed and Wednesday is just a few days off. Can't wait to be on the mountain. I just worry about the weather. I don't have much time in Detroit between flights and knowing Delta/Northwest I am bound to be cutting it short. I still have to waterproof my jacket. That's happening tonight.
I have this old GPS, one that was given to me when I left Savannah, GA, by Drs. Lord and Hammen. Eleven years out and it still works. I take it to Africa on every hunting trip and it's accompanying me this time too. I plan to use it with my camera to geo-tag the pictures. I might have a more useful idea where certain pictures were taken. I have never done geo-tagging before, but I am going to give it a try this trip.
The Hypoxico tent is working well. I am up to 16250 feet. I am going to leave it there for the remaining few days. Last night my pulse-ox was down to 84%. By the morning it had come up to 87%. And for the first time I really did not sleep well at "altitude". I woke up some time around 4 am, restless and I wasn't sure why. Not until I checked the pulse-ox. 84%, Wow. They get seriously agitated at the hospital with a reading like that. The restlessness persisted till the morn. My hope is that the Hypoxico tent does what it is advertised to do.
Bought a pair of shades today: just a shade darker and a little less hair and I could pass for Stevie Wonder with those shades on!
I have this old GPS, one that was given to me when I left Savannah, GA, by Drs. Lord and Hammen. Eleven years out and it still works. I take it to Africa on every hunting trip and it's accompanying me this time too. I plan to use it with my camera to geo-tag the pictures. I might have a more useful idea where certain pictures were taken. I have never done geo-tagging before, but I am going to give it a try this trip.
The Hypoxico tent is working well. I am up to 16250 feet. I am going to leave it there for the remaining few days. Last night my pulse-ox was down to 84%. By the morning it had come up to 87%. And for the first time I really did not sleep well at "altitude". I woke up some time around 4 am, restless and I wasn't sure why. Not until I checked the pulse-ox. 84%, Wow. They get seriously agitated at the hospital with a reading like that. The restlessness persisted till the morn. My hope is that the Hypoxico tent does what it is advertised to do.
Bought a pair of shades today: just a shade darker and a little less hair and I could pass for Stevie Wonder with those shades on!
WOW Jas, sounds kinda scary! I know you are on top of things and I hope you get a good nights' sleep the next couple of days. Looking forward to seeing the pics and reading about your Kilimanjaro adventures.
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