The Importance of Being ....

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Too much intake ... not enough elimination. One theory was a 24 hour bug ... NO. Another theory was food poisoning ... NO. And I do not get diahrrea!

Have never ever been so out of control of my bodily functions. Because La Jefa was taking forever to find a place for the group to sleep, it was the weekend , S.A. holidays in January and February ... school vacations don't you know. I was forced by an exploding system, to seek refuge in the nearest hotel. Too bad it was the one that cost $75/day ... that's dollars!

Because I was in such distress I deserved the plush robes, 500 thread egyptian cotton sheets and room service. Did not even turn on the TV.

Good thing the posh hotel had a toilet and a bidet. Both were in use for nine hours straight.

After cleaning out my system I slept for two days. The man from room service brought me hot water and melba toast.

Thought I had three days to recuperate.

Friends brought my things and came to check how I was feeling. Their kindness was much appreciated.

The truck changed plans and was off to Bonito a day sooner. Hidden agenda was understood when even the stay at Bonito was cut short by a day.

Saw absolutely nothing of Acuncion. I remember the truck hit a tree and broke a big branch. That brought the total of damaged trees to three for this trip ... and La Jefa laughing about it. A most irritating habit.

The ride to Concepcion was less than comfortable. Was glad to be able to get a room to myself. Went out with Hils and actually became light headed. That could of course have been becasue I had not eaten for three days.

The one spoon rule is now being infrced. Cannot eat seconds and cannot eat piles of food. Buffets are a thing of the past. I think that that was what did me in. Every mealfor three days was buffet style.

I bufetted once too often and paid dearly for it.

There are no pictures of my plight, just the deaded tree.

Three days of being totally unaware of a new country. Remeber nothing of the border crossings ... just the massive amounts of shopping being brought back.

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