Experimenting in the Woods...

Training ground...

(written Saturday October 9th)

So today is a day for experimenting. right now I am typing this post in to my phone as this is looking to be the way things will be in Sierra Leone.  I also spent a two hours today out in the woods with my full pack on. It measured in at 35 pounds (16 KiLOS) WHICH IS NOT BAD (YES I HAVE NO IDEA WHY EVERYTHING IS CAPITALS NOW EITHER). I STILL HAVE SOME THINGS TO ADD. THERE WAS NO FOOD IN THE PACK, I STILL HAVE TO ADD THE STOVE, A PONCHO, MAYBE A WINDBREAKER, MEDICAL KIT, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS. THE THINGS IN THE PACK ARE ALL FULL THOUGH. THERE WAS FIVE LITERS OF WATER, AND ALL THE SOLUTIONS ARE COMPLETELY FULL.  (ITS NOT LETTING ME PUT A PARAGRAPH EITHER...) REALISTICALLY THOUGH IT ONLY SEEMED A BIT HEAVY FOR THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. ONCE I GOT OUT AND UP TO PACE IT WAS FINE.  I HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE IN THE BAG FOR MORE STUFF. I WILL BE FINE. I'VE GOT ROOM AND WOULD BE FINE WITH MORE WEIGHT. IDEALY, THE LIGHTER THE BETTER, BUT I'VE GOTTA EAT!! ;) (PARAGRAPH) AS FOR THE BLOGGING, WEL I THINK U CAN SEE THAT ITS NOT IDEAL...  I DON'T LIKE IT ALL IN CAPS, TYPING WITH JUST MY THUMBS ISN'T IDEAL, AND NO PARAGRAPHS IS ANNOYING. I ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH DATA IT IS USING EITHER. AND IF I CAN ONLY WRITE WHEN I'M ONLINE I THINK WE'LL MISS A LOT.. :-/

So this post was not able to be finished online as I was trying to get the pictures uploaded and it dropped me.  Discouraging...