So it turns out that tummy bug I had when I got home was actually Salmonella.... I was sick/symptomatic for about 10 days so finally went to the doc, and the results came back. Fun!
Go to Africa, be super healthy... fly a western airline home, contract Salmonella... sounds about right?! LOL!!!!
Photo's are starting to make their way onto Flickr... this is the 'first culling' that's going up, so there are lots of photos... will do a second (and third?) before I decide to show people in-person.
Monday, September 16, 2013
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Being home...
I thought, as I've been home for a few days, I'd do my final wrap-up post of my trip home.
The flight back from London was alright, except I'm pretty sure BA was playing tricks with the oxygen levels, as I felt rather funny at times - pounding heart, couldn't breathe correctly... very strange. It was a very multicultural flight, and I had the 'trifecta' of a seat which wouldn't recline, a 7 month old baby in front of me, and a grumpy sleep-deprived man next to me who disliked the concept of bathroom breaks... But the flight passed, I watched a bunch of movies, at their plane/plain food and looked forward to my journey being over.
A smiling face and beautiful bouquet of flowers greeted me at the airport, and before I could blink I was back in my flat, home. I certainly looked at my place with different eyes after a week of different facilities and standards. I am truly so lucky with the life I lead.
I went to work the next day with a grand total of 5 hours of sleep in a 65 hour time frame, and I guess my body said 'enough is enough', as within an hour of being at the office I fell ill. I suffered some kind of tummy bug all weekend, and as I type this on a Tuesday, I'm still feeling the effects. Not sure what's up, as it comes and goes, but certainly something is still 'off'.
Home is lovely, and despite being ill I had a lovely weekend to settle back in. Being back at work has been sobering, as I find myself back to the daily grind, but I've always been good at daydreaming about both the trip I've come back from, and then next trips I want to go on...
Life is good!!!! =D
The flight back from London was alright, except I'm pretty sure BA was playing tricks with the oxygen levels, as I felt rather funny at times - pounding heart, couldn't breathe correctly... very strange. It was a very multicultural flight, and I had the 'trifecta' of a seat which wouldn't recline, a 7 month old baby in front of me, and a grumpy sleep-deprived man next to me who disliked the concept of bathroom breaks... But the flight passed, I watched a bunch of movies, at their plane/plain food and looked forward to my journey being over.
A smiling face and beautiful bouquet of flowers greeted me at the airport, and before I could blink I was back in my flat, home. I certainly looked at my place with different eyes after a week of different facilities and standards. I am truly so lucky with the life I lead.
I went to work the next day with a grand total of 5 hours of sleep in a 65 hour time frame, and I guess my body said 'enough is enough', as within an hour of being at the office I fell ill. I suffered some kind of tummy bug all weekend, and as I type this on a Tuesday, I'm still feeling the effects. Not sure what's up, as it comes and goes, but certainly something is still 'off'.
Home is lovely, and despite being ill I had a lovely weekend to settle back in. Being back at work has been sobering, as I find myself back to the daily grind, but I've always been good at daydreaming about both the trip I've come back from, and then next trips I want to go on...
Life is good!!!! =D
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