Hi Guys!...
Greetings from Arequipa.....We´ve just come back from visiting Juanita.. Juantia was a teenage incan girl that was sacrificed on a mountain 500 years ago and perfectly preserved until she was discovered 15yrs ago... It was a bit creepy actually, you can still see flesh and hair and teeth and everything!..
Following Juanita, we went to check out a "city inside of a city".. Its actually a massive convent that has been occupied by Nuns since the 1600´s... Once inside, they dont leave.. Even today there are still some nuns that live in there but stay in a separate area during the day while Tourists can walk around and have a look... think its safe to say its the only time Leah and I will be spending our time inside a convent... However, it would be wrong of me not to mention the most amazing Brownie-icecream-fudge dessert we ate inside.....
Health Update....
After a couple of weeks of not being able to eat, and being constantly sick, our Guide arranged for a Doctor to visit our hotel.... and he quickly diagnosed our problem... wait for it..... We are the proud hosts of some stomach parasites... yep.... we have some nasty little South American buggers in our guts that means that we can function quite ok as long as we dont eat... And so as soon as we feel better, we eat, then get massively sick again... The good news was that the cure sounded quite simple..Take one tablet and the parasite will die, and then take 2 more tablets for 3 days and it will kill any bacteria that we may also have.......
So with great joy we stocked up at the chemist last night and cheered to our parasite killing party (after naming our enemies of course).... Only thing was the Dr didn´t warn us that this magic pill is somewhat equivalent to swallowing Napalm.... Within 15min of swallowing it, the 4 of us that took it were staggering home... One person dry wretching in the gutter and Leah and I doubled over in agony trying to get back to our rooms.....Its seriously potent stuff!..
On the good side, i managed to scoff my dessert and am still not suffering, so I tentatively say I may just be cured... just in time given we have a night bus tonight to Nazca.....Tomorrow we go on a flight to see the Nazca lines, and then we´re off to see some massive sanddunes and go sand boarding...
Better run.. Hope everyone is doing well.. Love to hear from you all.
Love Katie and Leah.
Now that's a couple of souvenirs you don't want to bring home with you. Hope the antibiotics do the trick....and the helpings of brownie icecream fudge dessert. Good that you managed to see some of the town before you move on. Enjoy Nazca. All good here, waiting patiently to see your photos.
ReplyDeleteTake care. Get well soon.
love from us
Mum & Dad xx
HI there,
ReplyDeleteNot sure what we will see when we next see you. What size is your head and do you have a whip tail yet? Let's hope the good doctor's cure actually does work. Wonder what the parasite really looked like. I saw a TV show on all this once....let's not go there...way too dramatic.
Enjoy the next part of your trip. Love to you both and hope you stay well.
Love
Mum and Dad
Brown icecream fudge dessert!! It's good to see the bugs didn't find their way into the dessert stomach ladies.
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Haha... the dessert might not have been one of our best ideas since I spent the rest of the day feeling ill.... but some things are worth the pain!
ReplyDeleteGood grief you girls. Your stamina makes me feel positively ancient. What a brilliant experience -apart from the parasitical problems! The photos are wonderful. The endless steps and fantastic views remind me of the Himalayas. As do the reports of the parasites, come to think of it. I do admire your positive attitude though - if you're going to feel sick from eating something it might as well be a fudge icecream desert. Go the choc topping.
ReplyDeleteWe had a woman come into the clinic a few years ago - she had been in South America on a modeling shoot some months earlier - anyway, she brought with her a jam jar with a giant earthworm sized parasite that she had crapped out that morning! The entire clinic staff was horrified and everyone had a good look at her. It could be you next. Take another tablet. Now.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos. Great shots of the Inca trail. You could be a contestant in Dad and Phil's photo challenge, Leah. Glad you are both starting to feel better. Just think, you will both be all fit and healthy when you get back..........just right for going back to work :(
ReplyDeletexx Mum
Hello lades... and Frank and Connor (RIP)
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you are about to feel better any day now :) Does it mean you get to resume drinking as well? I haven't heard anything about how Leah is enjoying her beer, or did she manage to find cider somehow???
Things back home are so not the same without you! I have a massive case of spring fever and all I want to do is sit at some alfresco establishment with a glass of house white, so you need to keep me company when you come back!
IC member xxx