After their evening of playing don’t-hide-and-creep at the pub, the fascist bush-stone curlews were much quieter and I awoke on Day 3 well rested. A leisurely breakfast and then we…
Sleeping on holiday should be blissful and relaxing. But my first night was difficult, mainly because of the bush-stone curlew. These marauding nocturnal hunters have a unique call, which sounds…
It barely counts as Day One because most of it was spent in Melbourne. But suffice to say the trip up was pretty smooth and uneventful. Once we landed in…
Wooopsie! Nearly forgot to post a proof-of-life update for Day Six. Well, not a lot to report really. Cough is much less frequent, I’m still super thirsty all the time,…
Definitely over the head cold stuff. No blocked or runny nose, no sore throat. Throughout the infection I’ve been inordinately thirsty though. That hasn’t changed. The cough is still bad,…
Slept pretty well, and from the moment I woke up I knew I was doing better than yesterday. My nose has cleared up a lot, my ribs aren’t aching any…
A disjointed sleep, with lots of water-drinking and equally lots of micturition. But I’m actually feeling a bit better than I did yesterday. Certainly the runny/blocked nose is much better.…
Cold & Flu tablets still doing their thing, although the runny nose is getting very annoying. I’ve resorted to shoving tissues up my nose to soak up the extraordinary volume…
So yesterday I awoke with a sore throat and slightly blocked nose. Tickled my brain with a RAT, and got the strong double line of doom. Taking some cold &…
Scott Morrison is no longer Prime Minister. He’s not even the Liberal Party leader. This is a very good thing for Australia, and the world. That’s about all we really…
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