really! i did! the way dogs mark their territories hahahaha! i never thought i'd undergo this ever in my life but there it was... so nasty
the picture on the left is the happy-just started trekking-still so energetic me. unaware of the length of travel ahead.
the tiger chil out trek was harsh! by my standards anyway. it would be a good idea for the company to add this to their description: 17kms of never ending trails. will go up and down 3 mountains, numerous hills, will cross 3 streams, will walk through 2 coffee plantations, will see 2 waterfalls (one of which is the Tiger Waterfalls), and will visit a minority tribe (Chil tribe). the tour normally lasts for 5-6hours but for people experiencing early onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the trek will finish after 8hours, if we're lucky.
the last sentence would be the perfect description for me.
8am, rendon & i trekked with 2 french women & a guide. everybody had their packs (rendon with 3liters of water, raincoat, extra shirts, umbrella, camera) on their backs save for me. apparently, rendon had an invalid with him. not yet halfway and my legs were like logs. they had minds of their own refusing to walk, complaining they're too tired already. i swear!
i asked the guide for a shorter route but he said once you go in, there's no getting out. oh my. by 12nn we reached the top of the highest mountain. we had our lunch there. of course the weather wasn't so cooperative as it rained and fog was all over! everybody was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the beauty of the mountain. me, i was cursing myself for agreeing to this trip in the first place. later on, i was praying we won't slip and die in the middle of nowhere!!!
so on we went. for every 50 steps i take, i was asking the guide "are we there yet?" and him seeming to not understand bec his answers vary from "i do this trek 2x a week" to "my mountain is beautiful". great. so i had no real information as to where we were exactly and how long before we reach the jeep again!
by 3pm, we were maybe 4-5kms away from the jeep *YEY!* i know i said my legs were numb before but now, the numbness has spread to my arms & even up to my lips! me and my bright ideas... poor rendon had to carry me 2 cross 2 streams and down some paths! it was horrific!
and then it was over by 5pm. hallelujiah! i realized a lot of things along the way.
1. i was never a goat or a mountain climbing animal in my past life
2. 5 year old sneakers are for show only not for hiking
3. 4 tablets of alaxan is not enough to make me feel my legs again
the tiger chil out trek was harsh! by my standards anyway. it would be a good idea for the company to add this to their description: 17kms of never ending trails. will go up and down 3 mountains, numerous hills, will cross 3 streams, will walk through 2 coffee plantations, will see 2 waterfalls (one of which is the Tiger Waterfalls), and will visit a minority tribe (Chil tribe). the tour normally lasts for 5-6hours but for people experiencing early onset of rheumatoid arthritis, the trek will finish after 8hours, if we're lucky.
the last sentence would be the perfect description for me.
8am, rendon & i trekked with 2 french women & a guide. everybody had their packs (rendon with 3liters of water, raincoat, extra shirts, umbrella, camera) on their backs save for me. apparently, rendon had an invalid with him. not yet halfway and my legs were like logs. they had minds of their own refusing to walk, complaining they're too tired already. i swear!
i asked the guide for a shorter route but he said once you go in, there's no getting out. oh my. by 12nn we reached the top of the highest mountain. we had our lunch there. of course the weather wasn't so cooperative as it rained and fog was all over! everybody was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the beauty of the mountain. me, i was cursing myself for agreeing to this trip in the first place. later on, i was praying we won't slip and die in the middle of nowhere!!!
so on we went. for every 50 steps i take, i was asking the guide "are we there yet?" and him seeming to not understand bec his answers vary from "i do this trek 2x a week" to "my mountain is beautiful". great. so i had no real information as to where we were exactly and how long before we reach the jeep again!
by 3pm, we were maybe 4-5kms away from the jeep *YEY!* i know i said my legs were numb before but now, the numbness has spread to my arms & even up to my lips! me and my bright ideas... poor rendon had to carry me 2 cross 2 streams and down some paths! it was horrific!
and then it was over by 5pm. hallelujiah! i realized a lot of things along the way.
1. i was never a goat or a mountain climbing animal in my past life
2. 5 year old sneakers are for show only not for hiking
3. 4 tablets of alaxan is not enough to make me feel my legs again
the almost dead-arthritic-after trekking me
"No more trekking for you ever!" -- guide
as if!
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