The fields of yellow are beautiful but not my friend.

I suffer with hay fever and this is what the first trigger tends to be. I use a over the counter nasal spray, make sure I use sunglasses to protect my eyes and use Vaseline around my nostrils and antihistamine tablets when it’s really bad.

So whilst I love the spring it brings unwanted health implications, for which I have learnt to manage.

This has made me think about making sure that on my trek up Kilimanjaro I have what I need to keep me healthy. There is a lot to consider altitude sickness, blisters, acute mountain sickness, travel vaccinations….so making sure I am prepared and understand what I may need and need to do before is vital.