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August 8, 2006

Continuing on...

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LOCATION: Jinghong, Yunnan Province, China
SEE WHERE WE ARE!
Longitude: N: 22.01393°
Latitude: E: 100.82017°
Miles from Singapore: 2559

Well, the fever broke after 24hrs as was hoped for with the high dosage of Malarone. This was the pretty much what happened after taking the same treatment for P. vivax earlier this year, only hopefully this time around there won't be any relapses.

We gave it another day to try and regain strength and make sure the fever didn't return immediately, then saddled up and made a few tentative miles down the road towards the next town. At the very least we had to escape the horrors of the karaoke bar beneath where we were staying. I'm getting the definite impression that karaoke is HUGE in China, along with motorists driving MUCH TOO FAST, using their horns CONSTANTLY, and Chinese men walking around with their shirts rolled up to proudly display their POT BELLIES, and SMOKING like chimneys. It's a hectic, confused mass of human energy elbowing itself forward in life, with little subtlety or restraint. And if you stop for a second to look what's going on around you there's a good chance you'll get flattened by the stampede.

On other note it sounds as if Melissa has serious visa problems. Her 15-day 'on entry' visa can't be renewed in China at all apparently. So unless she can wangle something tomorrow at the local PSB office here in Jinghong she'll most likely make it as far as Kunming and then have to fly out before the thing runs out in 8-days.

jason

Posted on August 8, 2006 5:10 PM

Comments

Jason,

Pleased to see you're on the road again so quickly. I'm sure it must have been the artemisin that lowered your fever - the west have just rediscovered that it seems to be a cure for malaria. It comes from the Wormwood plant which is an original ingredient of absinthe, the full form of which is illegal in all European countries except Slovakia and the UK.

Have met up a few times with Chris in Brighton since Indonesia.

Hugh (& Ben)

Posted by: Hugh (& Ben) [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 10, 2006 2:01 PM

phew! relieved that jason has (once again)pulled a rabbit out of his hat! so glad you are feeling better and hope that you will be able to actually pedal your bike through China....otherwise, it's quite the walk.

Posted by: sharon [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 10, 2006 12:46 AM

good one Jason.... we are watching you.... hope all is well....xxxOOOxxxOOO

Posted by: Luke Wendi Hugo Nat [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 3:32 PM

jASON, have often wondered why we have not evolved a clear inspecton window in out abdomen/chest cavity to observe out internal organs throbing away, with a zoom button so we can see out red blood cells etc, doing there little jobs and ocassionally under attack. Its done all the time in industry so what is GODS problem. Im sure the plastic surgeons will get to it one of these days,,when they need another income stream.

Hope you dont loose Mellisa. I dont have any influence here. I will pray, about all I can do. Thanks for the great updates. Robert.

Posted by: ROBERT [TypeKey Profile Page] at August 9, 2006 12:47 AM