Friday, September 10, 2010

Post cards from an edge of the world

The post card I sent to myself from Laban Rata, 2.5 km from the peak of Mount Kinabalu :

it's not very clear, but the post mark is supposed to be specifically for Mt. Kinabalu

I suppose that I wrote what was on my mind at that time, bearing in mind that :

* I had just hiked for 7 hours
* The shower was ice cold. I was one of the few who braved it - and I didn't scream
* I was beginning to feel the effects of altitude sickness
* I was facing the prospect of climbing to the peak in 8 hours time - it was the great unknown
AND
* I was wondering what I was doing there instead of being at a nice beach resort somewhere

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