Today’s 5:30am alarm came way too early and was still accompanied by the cheery “Good Morning Sunshine!!!” from my roomie the moment I dared open my eyes. The room was gloriously cold which made it so much easier to pull on pants for prime leech avoidance. Even walking downhill at 6am I was already feeling... Continue Reading →

I’m glad I did most of my packing last night to make my morning easier today.  After another buffet breakfast it was onto the bus to begin our next journey; but at least it has some air conditioning and there was no delay. The itinerary for this trip makes no sense since we started here in... Continue Reading →

Words can barely describe how nice it is to be in a comfortable hotel.  I had my tea in bed last night, was able to wake up and have my morning routine of tea while I’m getting ready, and felt like I had space to move around; overall just more relaxed.  Even though I’ve been... Continue Reading →

Despite its shortcomings, I am so grateful for the air conditioner in the lodge. .  Though it struggled during the day and didn’t stay on continuously, come evening and night it stayed on and worked like a champ, the room was cold enough that I was able to get another great night’s sleep and even... Continue Reading →

One thing I will say about this crappy little lodge cabin, at least the air conditioner worked great last night! I was able to sleep well thanks to a pill and the cold air so the 5:15am alarm clock this morning wasn’t too evil. In the budding light of dawn I was out the door... Continue Reading →

Thank you temazepam for another great night’s sleep. Though I awoke at 4am and basically dozed on and off until my alarm at 6am I started my day feeling rested. I did a poll on the trip group chat yesterday and a good handful of the other ladies are on my flight to Borneo this... Continue Reading →