I was wrong. It was not a hangover. And it was not seasickness. So why couldn't I get out of bed this morning?
It took me a while to figure it out for sure, not until later in the day when the other symptoms began to kick in. I squinted at the information pamphlet that accompanied the Scopolamine patch I had been wearing for seasickness the past two days: lethargy, blurred vision - it was starting to sound familiar. Though intrigued by the next symptom listed - hallucinations - I decided it was time to perform an emergency patchectomy. (OK, I just peeled it off my neck, but some of us have a flair for the dramatic.) And as such I implore anyone thinking of doing a cruise with long stretches at sea: bring a variety of remedies, as you just don't know how you'll react to extended use of any of them. Hallucinations might be fun in regular life, but not on those occasions when real life can rival them.
Bleary-eyed, I made appearances at the day's events, unwilling to miss out. Derek the Naturalist talked about penguins in a typically wonderful display of his PowerPoint skills (which I could not get enough of, as a PowerPoint junkie myself). Dave gave us Shackleton Part II, and Panya the Geologist talked about - big surprise - geology. And our Expedition Leader Dave brought us all together for a primer on South Georgia, which ended with all of us vacuuming our wetsuits to avoid carrying invasive species onto the island.
And an early bed. For I was about to wake up to three of the best days of travel of my life.
Adventure Life is always an excellent choice when planning complicated, extreme, or exotic vacations or expeditions. They provide friendly professional services and advice and are enthusiastic and encouraging in helping us to prepare and thoroughly enjoy our trip. They handle all the details which greatly reduces the stress of planning a difficult trip. I'm very impressed with Adventure Life and definitely recommend them to friends and family.
Scott Trochim
2 days ago
The response from Adventure Life to my first inquiry was prompt and promising. I worked with Jamie Broeckel, Trip Planner, via text, email, and phone calls- always extremely responsive and thorough with information and explaining the process to arrange a private tour for me to Malaysia Borneo. Within about week, the booking was complete and I made decisions because of Jamie's great customer service , friendly manner, and overall competence on behalf of the company's travel expertise. Now I have an itinerary, additional Trip Planner Assistants, several links for vital information for traveling to Maylasia, etc. Still many details for Sept. trip, but now the heavy lifting is done and I can enjoy the rest of the anticipation and research!! Thanks Jamie- you are amazing!!!!
Susan Campo
4 days ago
The trip was not only memorable for the amount of animals we saw but also for the people and accommodations at the two camps where we stayed. Our first guide, BK, was a wealth of information about the animals, landscape and down to the plants and what they were used for. Everyday out was a learning experience with him. All the people at the camps were gracious and the food was excellent.
Our second camp in the Okavanga was just as good as the first as far as the staff, accommodations, food and animals. After our experience at the first camp we amazed that the high quality remained the same. Our guide, G, made sure we were able to enjoy every experience including a rush through the bush to witness a cheetah and an ensuing hunt that he heard over his radio.
In both camps there were enough guides out that if they saw something the other guides were informed which helped in seeing as much as possible. It was also nice that the concessions were large enough that we did not have vehicles following each other throughout the day.
Normally there is always something in a trip of this length that we think could be improved upon but this is the rare case where we cannot think of anything. From the time we left the States to when we returned it was one of the most hassle free vacations we took.
Perhaps emphasizing the use of the laundry facilities at the camps would be useful because of the luggage restrictions would be the only thing I can think of as an improvement to future clients.
Kenneth Dropek
5 days ago
Mary was so pleasant and professional. She made sure all of our questions were answered.