Thank Goodness for Medicine

The last couple of days have been a bit tough on our group! Half of us sick, including me. I had awful stomach issues and a fever but luckily within a few hours of taking antibiotics I had brought with me I was on the mend. My stomach is still iffy but I'm thinking that might just be how it is from now on. Two of the girls got dehydrated and one fainted, scary! Everyone is doing better though. A few nights ago we went to a local family's home for a cooking demonstration. It was really neat but at the height of my illness and I couldn't eat anything. Had to go use their restroom twice and by restroom I mean hole in the ground...didn't help that there was no power either. Anyway, survived but didn't get to eat any of the food.

Yesterday we went to a small village and stayed at the palace owned by the grandson of a past maharja. We also did a village tour which was really interesting, saw the school, hospital (we saw a baby that had just been born an hour earlier!), jail, homes, etc. By the end the entire town's children were following us. I also got a great picture of a woman that is 110 years old. It was quite an experience.

Today we are in the town of Kaharajo (home of Kama Sutra). We are touring a bunch of temples this afternoon. Tomorrow we head to a National Park for a few days which should be great. Unfortunately we are not able to do our original tour because of the continued protests but it is what it is.

Have had some really interesting conversations with our tour leader. He is also a palm reader so that has been quite fun. That's about all from here! I have to go now and rearrange some travel arrangements because of our change in plans. Later!