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2012 the year we finally kick back and enjoy our beginning retirement. We plan on taking several 'trips of a lifetime' because we can.
So in January 2012 we went on our first adventure - Galapagos (cruise) and then Macchu Pichu. The cruise we went with 6 others. Absolutely amazing trip. Half of the group was so tired they took a day off to recuperate.
Then on to Macchu Pichu. This leg was with fourteen people. Truly not to
be missed. The group ranged from 50's to 60's. We were prepared - high
altitude medicine, etc. Even so 2/3's of the group became incapacitated in
some way. We enjoyed ourselves, but did not realise how exhausting this
type of travel can be and we are reasonably fit!.
So I guess I'm saying don't wait if you can go sooner.
2012 the year we finally kick back and enjoy our beginning retirement. We plan on taking several 'trips of a lifetime' because we can.
So in January 2012 we went on our first adventure - Galapagos (cruise) and then Macchu Pichu. The cruise we went with 6 others. Absolutely amazing trip. Half of the group was so tired they took a day off to recuperate.
Then on to Macchu Pichu. This leg was with fourteen people. Truly not to
be missed. The group ranged from 50's to 60's. We were prepared - high
altitude medicine, etc. Even so 2/3's of the group became incapacitated in
some way. We enjoyed ourselves, but did not realise how exhausting this
type of travel can be and we are reasonably fit!.
So I guess I'm saying don't wait if you can go sooner.
Can you say more about what some of the issues were that people had? What is "high altitude medicine?"
Can you say more about what some of the issues were that people had? What is "high altitude medicine?"
Suspect referring to Diamox (acetazolamide), taken to ward off/treat "mountain sickness" which ranges from headache and being short on wind to full blown pulmonary edema or cerebral edema. Or maybe they chewed coca leaves???
We decided in our 30s to not wait until retired. We are so glad we did. Saw the UK/Europe when the trains had not been updated and still were fun. Traveled on the SF cable car when it was still used by commuters. Visited India before some of the Americanization and on and on. The world and our abilities for adventure travel have changed a great deal in the last 30 years.
Suspect referring to Diamox (acetazolamide), taken to ward off/treat "mountain sickness" which ranges from headache and being short on wind to full blown pulmonary edema or cerebral edema. Or maybe they chewed coca leaves???
Hope she comes back with more tales!
-Found out on an episode of "Top Gear" that Viagra works as high altitude medicine, too.
Good for you! Sounds like a great trip. Keep it going and do the difficult stuff first while you still can. Try somoe real adventure travel like horse treks, walks, etc. Hey, even charge up your Visa card in order to travel because you can always pay it off later when you are really old and have to sit home and if you are dead, you never have to pay it off! Traveling gives you all sorts of marvelous memories so you will have things to think about when you are really old - if you can still remember.
In Jan 2011 we signed up for two adventure trips. One the above and two Africa. We had never been on a land tour. What surprised me was the six 50ish people on the land part all took a day off to recuperate. I figured paid my money and if I could crawl I was going!
My brother was very sick with a rotovirus like symptoms and high altitude (very similar); he took the medicine, too.If the Lima airport was better he would have gone home.
We chose these trips because we are the youngest we will be now.
Africa - there are 9 plane changes in Africa and that was the most tiring about Peru.
One good thing is spouse has already had 5 vaccinations out of 10. Found out he needed a polio shot. And he's a child of the 40's and 50's! The only medical facilities are a copter ride away, too.
Thanks for the report! Count me amongst the jealous, also!
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