Hi everyone!!
Yesterday was interesting... it looks like even we can't overcome the harsh conditions of Africa in the first two weeks here.
Yesterday we rented bikes and made our way to this quiet beach out of town that has less garbage than most around here and were excited to spend a bit of time relaxing in the sun. But unfortunately, Krystal all of a sudden started seeing white everywhere and almost fainted a few times. It was really scary. Darl luckily knew what to do and got a shirt wet to soak Krystal's head with and eventually we made it back to the road. We met these rich snotty french people who considered giving us a ride in their fancy SUV with their fancy African guide but changed their mind because it might have been a bit uncomfotable for them and left us their with a quarter left of their water bottle! but luckily we did meet a nice local guy who owned a nearby restaurant and he flagged down a taxi for us. we promised to eat at his restaurant when we were feeling better!
since then we have basically just been sleeping and trying to recover. looks like we probably had heat exhaustion from a combo of hard workouts, the shits, and trop de soleil! We are starting to realise we aren't as hardcore as we once thought!
don't worry, we have a nice comfortable room to relax in right now and we know this town well so its probably the best place we could have gotten sick.
Love you all,
Krystal and Darl
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Guys, I'm so sorry to hear you were sick! How awful! Krystal, I started reading this thread and thought back to our wonderful flat rock in Cobourg, and how surely you guys were going to have the best time! I hope you both feel better very soon.
ReplyDeleteWhile you are suffering heat exhaustion, I'm pretty sure my face has frostbite. It dipped down to -20C before windchill yesterday, and it has been a windy couple of days! This weekend I am preparing some fun stuff for Catherine's baby shower. Can you believe she is due in April? Hey, maybe you didn't even know she was pregnant! I'm working hard on it, since she is also having a shower in Chicago next weekend, so mine has to be superior... hahaha.
Hey, Krystal!I am very sorry to hear that you were so sick. I hope you get better soon, and will be able to enjoy the African experience after all. I am thinking of you, and talking to Michelle a lot about you.
ReplyDeleteTake care of both of you!
thanks ladies!!
ReplyDeleteoh, i miss our rock, karyn! we will have to go back there one day...
i had no idea catherine was having a baby, thats so exciting!!! they will have the most amazing baby ever!!! yay! this is the year for baby making it seems, everyone i know is prego.
so my situation has unfortunately gotten worse, i have the worst sick stomach of my life! i really hope i get better soon, thank god for immodium. probably didnt help when i ate a giant communal bowl of mystery senegalese foods and hot spices today! but it was worth it totally! and our new senegalese friend Jara gave us her recipe so we can try to make maffé from home!
may be a while before we can email again, off to a pilgrimage festival in touba tomorrow then flying to mali on thursday!
take care and stay warm!!! i am not missing that weather at all!!!
were you BOTH sick or just krystal? there was a royal "we" in that message...Darl, are you okay? Krystal, stop being an idiot and eating questionnaible foods when you're sick.
ReplyDeletepeace.
ok sister bear, thanks for your concern! dont worry i am better now!!!
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