The Jan. 7, 2018

The policemen and the care center

20.1km
186.3m
10.3m

We wake up in the morning with an apprehension on the schedule: the next village is in 35 kilometers, but the next one is 75 kilometers from the first! We don't have to think about it for very long: Floriane had an allergic reaction during the night, and inflated where the flies stung yesterday. In addition the filtered water is drinkable for sure, but really disgusting. We still decide to leave, we cannot stay!

After 20 kilometers, the temperature rises, we try to put tea in the water but it only worsens the taste. And Floriane panics a little to have her hand and foot inflated. We take our morning break, and take the opportunity to hitchhike. The policemen from the neighboring village take us in their pickup for 15 kilometers, and leave us at the care center. The nurse is reassuring: it's only a local reaction, but he gives us ice, anti-inflammatory and advises her to wear the arm in a sling to deflate the hand. We decide not to continue cycling for today. The police let us settle in their garden. The program of this afternoon, it's rest: reading, playing cards and knitting.