How to keep warm in New Zealand

My dear fellow adventurers!

My apologies for not having updated you lately on my adventures.  I recently went through one that I believe we have all experienced before know as a viral upper respiratory tract infection (aka a cold).  This one was brought on rather rapidly, as I was fine on Saturday and bed ridden on Sunday with a very sore throat and stuffy nose.

As with all negative situations however, there is always something positive!  In this particular one, I was able to discover the secret to staying warm in New Zealand that don't require wearing more layers and drinking lots of tea.

First off, the hardest places to be warm is during the first ten minutes in bed.  Especially seeing as no one wishes to really sleep in a down jacket or socks which can cut off blood circulation and lead to a late night stroll to get rid of the pins and needles in our toes.  So it is necessary to 'pre-warm' the bed before getting into it every night.  This allows us to fall asleep faster and to have a much better night sleep.  In order to this, you can either use a Nalgene or hot water bladder and fill them with boiling water, which works well but requires you to move it around under the covers so that it gets the whole bed warm.  Or you can use the "Feortan Method," which I know for a fact some of my readers have already used in the past.  In any case, due to my cold and need to keep all nice and warm in my bed, I have come to perfect this method.

In order for this method to work, it is strongly recommended that you eat some baked beans (in which ever way you like) a few hours before bed.  Half a can ought to do it, but if your intestinal bacteria cannot produce enough gas in the first place, you may need to use the whole can.  If you are skeptical that beans won't work, I just saw a news show tonight discussing the nutritional value of baked beans and their side-effects.  It has been proven that on average people fart 65% more after eating them for three meals.  Finally, if digestion is not your friend, drink a nice hot cup of green tea to help your stomach with the beans.

A few hours later, get yourself all nicely snuggled up in your down comforter.  If you can tuck it around you or literally wrap yourself in it the more success you will have, as it will not allow as much air to escape, especially the heat produced.  And there you have it!  A nice toasty bed!  I highly recommend a shower in the morning, along with washing your sheets at least every two days.  This method also works to warm you in the streets if you are wearing reasonably thick layers.

As a warning, this method is not recommend for people who have diarrhea, the outcome would be much worse and on top of that you would have to take a shower.  The less you have to take your clothes off, the better.

On another note, upcoming adventures are the Bushball this weekend, as well as a trip to the Karaoke bar hopefully on Thursday.

Until then, this is W.W.A. Rhondiggity, signing out.