September 21, 2009
It is hard to believe that we only have 12 days left before we head off to Kathmandu.
I guess it is time to start making some serious decisions about what to take and what to leave behind.
Due to higher elevations, it is recommended that porters only care 12 to 15 kg, including their own gear (and obviously the same or less for us). With a 4 lb backpack and almost the same weight for our sleeping bags, we are a little nervous that we won’t be able to take all what we think we will be the absolute essentials: a down jacket, a gortex jacket, rain/wind pants, a fleece, long sleeve thermal top, long underwear, 2 t shirts, 1 set of hiking clothes, 1 set of camp clothes, hats, mitts, 4 pairs of hiking socks, towel, toiletries, first aid kit, camera, diary, water pouch, nalgene bottle, high energy snacks

After picking up our preventative medications at London Drugs, we wonder why we don’t have shares in the company. We have: Diamox to reduce the risk of AMS (acute mountain sickness), dexamethasone in case we do get it, Dukoral (to prevent travellers’ diarrhea), cipro just in case we do get it, Simbicort and Flovent for my asthma, prednisone in case those medications don’t work well enough…you get the idea

Courtney and Chelsea put on their “Into Thin Air” fundraiser last night at The Cellar. About 130 people showed up to support the event and while the final count isn’t in yet, they raised over $1,000. The D.J’s, Nathan and Sean, were great but I have to admit that my voice is still hoarse from trying to talk over the music and I think I am only now getting my hearing back