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November 28, 2006
Moldy Rolls, Minnow Water, Happy Tuesday!
It's nearly a week after Thanksgiving, you know how it is. You don't want to eat anything remotely resembling turkey again, like, EVER, and yet you want to cook something new even less. So, you're still eating leftover dinner rolls for breakfast. Only this morning? You discover, AS YOU'RE CHEWING, that they're moldy.
I ate a moldy roll this morning, happy Tuesday!
I didn't really know what to do as I discovered mid-chomp that I was eating bacteria. It was still dark in my apartment and I wasn't quite awake. What Would Joan Jett Do? Eat it, obviously. But I am no Joan Jett.
I am, however, certifiable. For some reason, I have agreed as part of my Belize winter break vacation with The Boy to stay in a place WITH NO TOILETS. FOR TWO DAYS. AND! And! Check this out:
"Our accommodations included a Swiss Family Robinson style thatched two story 'hut' perched out over a pristine waterfall. Water for brushing teeth and washing your face came via a bucket that was dropped via a pulley and rope into the pool at the bottom of the waterfall. (Be sure to check for minnows before drinking.)"
BE SURE TO CHECK FOR MINNOWS BEFORE DRINKING.
I'm not sure if you got that.
BE SURE TO CHECK FOR MINNOWS BEFORE DRINKING.
My friend Ali: "It'll be like Survivor." Me: "Except maybe I won't survive."
People, I cannot even check my own damn rolls for green fuzzy crap before eating them!
So if you don't hear from me in 2007, you'll know why. I've succumbed to moldy rolls, minnow water, a rare tropical disease contracted while making it in the bushes, happy Tuesday!
Posted by jen at November 28, 2006 09:53 AM
Comments
AAAAA! The two story 'hut' sounds cool. But minnows in your drinking water? I am very scared for you. I took a bite of a moldy Twinkie once (the mold was only on the inside! and I thought Twinkies had enough preservatives to last forever!), and that is about as adventurous as I get.
Seriously, though, Belize sounds like it will be an awesome adventure.
Posted by: -R- at November 28, 2006 11:06 AM
And you're still going? o.0 You're far braver than I am.
I'd advise against watching any movies like Turistas or Hostel before (or after) going on your vacation. Just Saying. ;)
Posted by: KnittyOtter at November 28, 2006 12:05 PM
Lurker here! Your blog is one of several that gives me five minutes of joy each day when I take a break from the med school books to linger over my PC...so I had to chime in...with my medical (student) advice about the water with minnows.
The minnows might be the least of your worries! At least you can see them. I would bring bottled water or buy some at the airport, even for teeth-brushing purposes, because traveler's diarrhea and even worse maladies are all water-borne little bugs that will come to ruin your vacation. Even just brushing your teeth with water that's not bottled can be trouble. Even if they tell you it's "mountain" water or "fresh spring" water. If it's coming off a mountain, it's full of animal crap which is full of parasites, worms or other bacteria. BAD!!
So...have a nice trip :)
Posted by: Liz at November 28, 2006 04:17 PM
Errg! I have to chime in to agree with Liz here (I'm getting my masters in public health and you DO. Not. Want. TO. Know. what I've learned in my epidemiology classes about water. Truly.) PLEEEEEZE don't listen to the nice deluded brochure-writing people! They make bottled water and we ship water purifiers to developing nations FOR A REASON!!!
Swim in it, splash in it, dangle your tootsies in it..but no crossing your lips, okay?
Posted by: Susan at November 28, 2006 10:08 PM
I don't know. I would NEVER go anywhere where there were no flushable toilets and the water wasn't pure. Camping is a trial and a half. Staying at my grandfather's gucks me out. I like to think I have an open mind when it comes to adventure, but when I think of leaving home and not having access to my own bathroom and the other fine amenities I've become dependent on, I realize I am a homebody. I'll read about it.
Posted by: Samantha at November 29, 2006 09:06 AM
Maybe you need to get "The Boy" to help you locate minnows in your drinking water..
Posted by: eLiZaBeTh at November 29, 2006 12:05 PM
I spent a lot of my growing-up years going backpacking (thanks to my Dead Poet's Society-meets-hippies prep school), and I even trained in backcountry rescue and went on Outward Bound. It really can be a lot of fun. And I don't know if you'll be doing this, but we iodized the water we collected, and if you use Crystal Light or Gatorade powder, it will mask the iodine taste.
Posted by: Gwen at November 29, 2006 02:23 PM
no toilets? i am totally freaked girl. you must really like this boy :)
Posted by: carolyn at December 6, 2006 08:05 AM