After a 2 day postponement for our river cruise on the Kinabatangan river, we're about to set off on our adventure. The weather has been great the last 2 days - only short torrential downpours that last for 20 minutes at a time - and I'm hoping it will hold out for us while we're in the middle of nowhere. More rain means more mosquitoes, and we had to start taking our malaria pills today. We'll probably be on them through the end of September. I'm not looking forward to it. I'm also going to try out my "buzz-off" bandana and socks from Exoficio, so I'll soon be able to report on their effectiveness. If the socks don't keep the mosquitoes away, at least they should keep the leaches off my feet! :)
Since our trip was postponed, Cindy and I had extra time to explore Sandakan. Unfortunately, we didn't see too much because we were busy getting haircuts, uploading photos on some horrifically slow Internet connections, and grocery shopping. My hair looks pretty much the same, only about 2 inches shorter (sorry, Locks of Love, you'll have to wait a few more months to get my hair now!), but Cindy's is significantly shorter and the woman thinned it a bit. She's not happy now, but hopefully she'll grow to like it.
I've been trying to upload my pictures in the free time that I've had, and am working to get albums uploaded on Picasa. When they're ready to go, I'll post links to them.
Happy birthday to Meghann Ison on the 7th!
3 comments:
hey girl - just got caught up on your blog. sounds like you are having an amzaing time over there! can't wait to explore the southern hemisphere with you. there is a bit of trouble in that region at the moment but hopefully it will pass by the time we get there for our wine tour 2008! keep the updates coming - very fun to read.
ps - you look beautiful in that photo. World Tour 08 looks good on you!!! Catch you on the flip side.
Would love to be sharing the adventure!!! But vicariously (sp?) will have to do! So when did you change ethnicity?? YOU ARE DARK!
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