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Tag: altitude sickness

It’s all about the Altitude

Posted on May 16, 2014April 8, 2022 by bollingerbabe

What an uncomfortable night I spent!  I woke up around midnight with my stomach and guts bloated with wind, one of the unpleasant symptoms of a lower atmospheric pressure.  I couldn’t get comfortable no matter which way I lay; what I really needed was to be trocarised.  Several times I got up during the night…

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Puno and Lake Titicaca

Posted on May 15, 2014April 8, 2022 by bollingerbabe

Another early start, although we were both awake before the early-morning call as we hadn’t slept well anyway.  We were both really tired and it was a supreme effort to get out of bed and get dressed.  I had a slight headache and Trevor had to take a couple of Imodium tablets to fend off…

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Condors at Colca Canyon

Posted on May 14, 2014April 7, 2022 by bollingerbabe

It was another early start this morning (5.30am) as today we would be leaving Arequipa to continue exploring this fascinating South American country. At least when we woke up the room was clear of any CO fumes, and I started the day with a clear head, feeling in fine health and looking forward to my…

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Under the weather in Arequipa

Posted on May 13, 2014April 7, 2022 by bollingerbabe

During the early hours of the morning, I woke up to see Trevor standing at the window, which was open wide.  I asked him what he was doing.  His reply was that the room was full of fumes, the type given off by an oil-burning boiler.  Trevor is a mechanical fitter, so this is something…

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