In Lilongwe
When I left Kiboko Camp this morning, Janey tried to only charge me for a dorm bed, even though she had given me a private (staff) room. I didn't let her get away with it, and at least insisted that I pay for a private room.
However, didn't actually leave Kiboko Camp until 11:00. Came to this internet place to check e-mail and completely update the blog. That took a couple of hours. Now it is 2:30.
Have decided to go stay in the plush Lilongwe Hotel tonight. That'll be fun. I woke up feeling about 90% fine this morning. Had a pretty bad headache, but the miracle drugs made it subside quickly. I guess it takes longer than you'd like to admit to completely recover from death's door. Am now completely finished updating the blog, and feeling GREAT! Tomorrow, I will not be 90%, but rather 110%!
Tomorrow is real GET SERIOUS time in terms of getting back on track with the bike trip! Haha. I'm excited. It will be a big ride up to Dowa. I'm going to go up there, to try to find my old friend Martha. Haven't seen her in 9 years. I've only ever gone to Dowa by bus, but it is a long ride, up, up, up, once you take the Dowa turn-off, off the main road. I think it will be fun to actually ride it on my bike... After a last good-night's sleep in the plush Lilongwe Hotel!
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6 comments:
Hi Leigh Anne,
I have read the hole story about your illnes. Yesterday Jean told me about it. I am verry happy to read now that you are recoverry verry well. I wish you all te best. You are a verry nice person.
I miss you on the tour.
George (TDA ryder)
Hi Leigh Anne,
I looked in on your blog today and I'm very sorry to hear you have been so ill recently. Those TDA guys should be left for dead somewhere for abandoning you!
But I'm very glad to hear you are on the mend and will be enjoying more cycling over the next few weeks on the way back to Entebbe.
I look forward to hearing more about your travels along the way...
Good luck and warmest wishes, Richard
Hello Leigh Anne,
How are you now? I mis the blogs you wrote earlier. Is the Malaria over now?
Good luck with cycling.
Joke
Hi Leigh Anne
It is with great dismay I read your blog and right after reading it, I requested a report from the Tour staff. The report which I have forwarded to you, spells detailed action that they took and the fact that you declined to be taken to the hospital on two occasions. Helping you to get to a hospital is what I expect from our team. Looking for a friend in a village in Malawi when there is no telephone number is neither realistic nor practical. In any case I am very happy that you have fully recovered.
Best wishes, Henry Gold Tour d’Afrique
I wrote a lengthy response, but decided not to smear an otherwise wonderful account of a wonderful trip with a wonderful-except-one-major-indicent group (TDA), with a debate about who said or offered to do what. However, it would be quite strange and irrational to "decline to be taken to the hospital on two occasions", after the effort had already been made to get to the medical staff and plea for help.
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