[RC] Hot weather, on staying hydrated..... - Carol
Julie wrote:
<On staying
hydrated..... I have suffered from heat stroke several times <in my life,
and it's not fun. A couple years ago, I took a trip to <Kwajelein
*grin* Where the hell is Kwajelein!? It's about halfway <between
Hawaii and Australia, 8 degrees off the equator. It's HOT! <about 85-105
ALL the time, and HUMID, like 90-100%. I was to be there <or three
weeks, and I was terrified.
I agree with you Julie, humidity with heat is the
worse. Last year, I crewed for the Fed-Ex boat down in the British Virgin
Islands at the Interline Regatta ( where all the major airlines
rent 40-50 sailboats and compete against each other racing around the islands
for 10 days) and the climate was exactly the same down there. It's so hot
that you are get wet from sweat just standing around in your bathing suit.
Imagine if we had to do an endurance ride in that...not a fun thought. I
survived by drinking lots of frozen concoctions. : )
