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18.
Sick Note
27
May 2005
Hi Everybody,
 Couldn't
remember if I had been slack or not on the email front
so I thought its better to be safe than sorry.
Things going well over here in South East Asia. I am working
at the moment on my favourite trip the Indochina Loop,
even better is that I have a trainee with me so I actually
haven't been working all that much as I am getting her
to do it all. So it has been more relaxing than normal
and so far the group is getting along stunningly well
so no problems on that front either.
I
can't remember who I have mentioned it to or not but it
was the major event of the start of the month. Me getting
sick. Not just a little bit of a flu sick but a dose of
septicemia, blood poisoning. Picked it up in Cambodia
where some odd bacteria got in through a small cut I had
on my elbow. My whole left forearm swelled up, I lost
movement in my wrist and fingers and could see the infection
spreading down my arm.
The
doctors got me on antibiotics pretty quick but I was down
for a couple of weeks - got to take "a sickie"
and hung out in Ho Chi Minh City for over a week until
the doctors were convinced I was on the path to recovery.
I have a $1000 (USD that is) medical insurance claim.
Its in the works at the moment so until that comes through
I am not a big spender.
 Heaps
of new leaders have joined the Intrepid family in Indochina.
Five new recruits with the trainee I have and another
five next month. The company is definitely expanding.
Has anyone been to the shops? One is in Mebourne CBD and
the other is in London in Islington I think.
With
all the new recruits I have found myself in the 'experienced'
category of leaders which is odd as I don't feel like
I have been here that long. But I am getting some great
trips.
Next
month I am running one of the Vietnam Expedition trips
which has only had three departures. It sounds like a
great trip, active as well - hiking in the central highlands,
kayaking out on Halong Bay, a few homestays down in the
Mekong Delta.
Should
be good but before that they are again trusting me with
a bunch of kids and I will run one of the Family Adventure
trips. That's also a great trip as we spend a day at the
waterpark on the waterslides and have heaps of beach days
and fewer travel days than a lot of the other trips.
So,
after my horrific blood poisoning start to the month things
look bright for the next few months. Now I just have to
convince a few more of you to come and over and visit!
Stay well
Marlo
About
the Author
Marlo Perry is a Group Leader for the Australian based
tour operator, Intrepid
Travel.
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