May you llive in dangerous times

Crikey. Just had dinnertime lecture from Julius - daily update and whats-on manana. So. We're in a seriously malarial area, and I got bitten and squished 4 in the shower, AND there is bilharzia in the lake we're camping on, AND he's told us that we will be seriously bitten by tsetse flies in the Serengeti tomorrow. Sleeping sickness comes from tsetse flies. I think I've had it since birth, to some degree. I remember when growing up in SA that sleeping sickness is hardcore, used to kill tons of cattle and people. It's been eradicated in SA and Botswana, and Namibia, it's a mythical disease now, like smallpox, but tomorrow ... It exists again! I'm actually quite nervous because apparently the bites hurt like hell. Not looking forward to updating blog tomorrow.

Campsite on the shores of lake Victoria, beautiful sunset over the waves, and then fork-lightning and tons of rain. I test drove Tanzanian beer tonight, called Serengeti. I feel like I was unfaithful to Tusker. It was actually quite good, but the labels and logo are soul-less, no comical cartoon elephant.

8.30pm, Going to bed as big day tomorrow. It's been a long, long day, been up since 4.45am. Nervous about 2 nights in bush camps with no running water. Julius is king of understatement, and he's been banging on about tsetse, lions in Serengeti, and general dusty no-water skankiness. Next update, and I'll be uber-whiney (moreso).

Goodnight, think of me in wet, windy tent, and biteyness ;)

I miss you, Leon9 (happy now?!)

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