Comments on: Worst Water I’ve Ever Drank (Sudan Desert)

By: Sudan's Meroe Pyramids

Sudan's Meroe Pyramids — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:22:34 +0000

[...] Sudan was one of the most interesting countries I visited on my RTW trip — and a passport stamp I am quite proud of. It is not visited by many tourists, but is well worth a stop, if you get in the area. [...]

By: May Mills

May Mills — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:14:19 +0000

Pretty accurate description of well water. Amazing that so many people in the world have to drink water that is truly dangerous. After I make it through… those are the good stories.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:02:37 +0000

“about a year later” with a torn meniscus?! That is hard core! That water looks hard core, too. Can’t say I’ve ever been in a situation where I was forced to drink nasty water. Just the occasional wormy water here in Costa Rica when the gov’t water gets infected but they fail to let us know until it’s too late. It still tastes good, though.

By: Dina

Dina — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:49:05 +0000

Wow, that water is very murky indeed. Could you strain it through cloth for at least remove the murkiness? The worst water I consumed was nothing murky and yellow like yours. It was river water that looked clear. But nobody realized that there were several worms swimming in it until we almost finished it. Not sure how many got “consumed”. Also turned out that up stream was where villagers wash their cows.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:17:54 +0000

Mmmm, sounds tasty! I can’t imagine that heat… the hottest I’ve experienced was 47 degrees in Australia once… not pleasant.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:20:38 +0000

Brilliant story, the Shara are officially on my wish list – strange how it took a story about chalky water to inspire me.

By: Michael Hodson

Michael Hodson — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:30:55 +0000

can’t reply down under your latest post. The liquid we took was literally the size of a bottle of eye drops and was good for thousands upon thousands of gallons of water, so weight shouldn’t be an issue at all. I also carried some sort of water purification wand with me the whole trip (that I never used once), that couldn’t have weighed more than half a pound or so. Or you can carry a few dozen tablets around with you and be good for a couple months that way.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:19:28 +0000

A packet of water sterilizing tablets are a must for that sort of travel. They may not make it look any more appetising, but at least they’ll kill the bugs.
Spent two weeks in Namibia, drinking water we pumped out of the ground there. No tummy upsets, and the water was crystal clear. Even had to kick the donkeys away from the trough for a wash.
Can’t wait to get back there in May.