Under the weather

The busy schedule of traveling and sight seeing under the hot Indian weather has finally caught up with Daniela. We spent most of our outing to Mamallapuram on Saturday August 1st under the hot South Indian sun. We did have some snacks and water but we could have had a little more hydration on that day. Our Sunday plans to Kanchipuram were cancelled due to not having small bills for the bus and no store willing to change a 500 rupee note (Store keepers feared that the note might be a fake.) Neither of us was too unhappy with the sudden change of plans. We walked back to our hotel and cool off with a nice shower. We decided to spend the day catching up in our sleep and our meditation. By evening, both of us were suffering from sore throats and lack of appetite. We stopped at a pharmacy and purchased some Vitamin C, lozenges, ayuverdic vitamins and Samahan (another Ayrurvedic cold prevention medicine) to hopefully strengthen our bodies. Luckily Pradeep was able to fight the virus but Daniela was not so lucky. By Monday morning when we planned to leave for Pondicherry, she woke up with bodyaches, sore throat and a fever. :( The only thing she managed to eat was her favorite idli for b-fast. We decided to stay an extra day in chennai for Dani to get some rest. She slept most of the day on Monday and we thought to wait and see how she felt on Tuesday. Still woke up with headache and light fever but managed to eat idli and dosa for b-fast. :) We decided to visit a local doctor to make sure this illness was no malaria or H1N1. The doctor reafirmed us not to worry. She approved of the medications being taken and prescribed an extra day of rest. No Pondicherry on Wednesday either. We have postponed the rest of our travel until Thursday and also reduced the number of cities we plan to visit. So much to see, so little time, but health is more important.