Super Angie...Russia part 5

This was our first glance at the barrels. I was so excited. I had read about them on the net and had seen a few pictures from last month when they were completely barried in snow. It was surreal to turn the corner on the snow cat and see them. Red, blue and white...the Russian flag.
There are nine barrels, plus a cook/kitchen building, plus a few extra barrels/huts for guides etc. Each of the 9 barrels have 6 beds in them.
This was my bed. Lots of stuff to read on the wall...some in Russia, some in English, some in Korean.
Barrel number 9...home sweet home!
Rick and I sitting on his bed. Thanks James for taking this pic of us! Notice the heater!
Rick looking cute
I think Joe stole a mug a day from the kitchen. He had quite the collection by the end of our stay. Lucia was happy he brought them all back to the kitchen.
I used every single available nail and rope to hang up my stuff. It was actually quite organized.
me on my bed. Despite the smile, I did not feel well most of the time up there. Once I started taking antibiotics, my stomach problems improved. Now, 4 days after arriving back in the USA, my stomach problems are all cleared up. If I ever go back again, I will be more cautious about what I eat, and I will take more stomach friendly snacks. I was good and only drank treated water or bottled water. But I did end up loosing 3% body fat. I simply had to force myself to eat. I remember sitting at meals and having my team mates yell at me (in a loving manner of course) to "FINISH IT!". I would always finish my food last and my soup would always be cold. I tried my best.
(side note: the food poisioning started on the plane. I had packed some snacks in my purse--apple slices etc, and when I opened them up on the flight, I immediatly smelled something funny. I thought it was someone's beer on the flight, so I ate them anyway. They tasted really strange, but I was hungry and ate them. I started feeling sick but I thought it was caused from eating a bagel--I don't usually eat much carbs. I was still sick when we got to the mountain...again, I thought it was nerves. I was extremely nervous and was doubled over in cramps. Part of it was fear. I was SOOO freaked out. But now I realize that I was actually physically sick. I handled the altitude just fine--no headaches or dizziness. But I did use the bathroom a lot more then usual...I was sick)
Heres Joe. Rick and I had our own section of the barrel where there were only two beds. Joe and James had the bigger section with 4 total beds. There is a doorway with a old blanket hanging up inbetween.
Rick is all smiles on his bed.
Joe and James hanging out. Notice the carpet on the floor.
This was very very true. We all wished though that the barrels still had their original set up--a mini kitchen and bathroom inside each one. That said, the pit toilets weren't that bad.
Lots of random Russian signs inside.
Stickers, business cards and hand written signs...gave me something to stare out