My personal Lana whingeing and planning thread

[Takahiwai]

So, in about four weeks, I'm supposed to be starting this route. My plans have been somewhat upended by being summoned from my home town to the commercial capital of Burma, Yangon/Rangoon, in order to cover for another teacher. Yangon is a horrid place to try to do practice walking sessions, because it's very polluted, and pedestrian-unfriendly. On the bright side, I'm staying in the flat of the teacher I'm covering - he lives on the 7th floor. Plenty of climbing and descending practice for me! Under the current regime, power cuts are widespread. Here, we have power for only 8 hours a day - four hours of which are given overnight. Need a warm shower -get up at 4 a.m. to make sure you get one.

After 10 days in the capital, I feel exhausted, physically and mentally, and I'm thinking that I might go back to NPT for a few days before I try to join the Lana. Just thinking it right now - might not do it. Maybe I'll adjust to the timetable and end up feeling much more energetic.

 

[Molly Cassidy]

Maybe take a few days in Spain before you start walking.

 

[jungleboy]

It seems like this is more of a Burma whingeing thread than a Lana whingeing thread

 

[VNwalking]

Yangon is a horrid place to try to do practice walking sessions,

I do feel for you, because that air and lack of walking space is definitely no fun. A bit of reassurance: I was astonished how fit I was able to stay by walking back and forth in my corridor in Mingaladon, and that was flat, without stairs.

After 10 days in the capital, I feel exhausted, physically and mentally, and I'm thinking that I might go back to NPT for a few days before I try to join the Lana. Just thinking it right now - might not do it. Maybe I'll adjust to the timetable and end up feeling much more energetic.

Ooof. A long way to go. But once you get to Spain this will all be like a dream.