The Great Trip: Chapter 19: Back in Iquitos

I stayed in the Rainbow family a week more, but then health problem started: I first hit my little toe during the treasure hunt for my birthday, and after getting infected I lost the nail; also the infection spread to some mosquito bites on my feet. But everyone was struggling with that problem since humidity in the jungle makes it really hard to dry and heal such cuts. Soon after, while we were on the way back to the community after a big flood, we had to walk in the water to belly button height for a good while; I think it was during that episode that I got a virus infecting my blood, something like a staphylococcus. I started antibiotics, but again, that jungle climate just didn't want me to heal. At that time it was already really hard to walk, my feet had troll size... But Tom heard about my state and came from the city to rescue me from the jungle! My superhero!

Back to Iquitos, we thought the best would be to find a boat for Ecuador directly, so I could spend the boat trip healing and relaxing. I had heard one would leave on Monday or Tuesday. A bit rapid, but well, that was OK. Going back to the boat the next day, we learn that we are not going before Saturday... Perfect for us! I could come on the boat from Thursday and Tom could make a last good by party on Friday. Awesome. Perfect timing. But... on Saturday the departure was again postponed... to the next Monday! And Monday... to Tuesday! And Tuesday to … the next Saturday again! So now, Tom being quite sick qs well, we just came back to the city centre for a couple of nights of comfort before we (hopefully) leave on Saturday for a 6-8 days boat trip to Ecuador! Hopefully we'll get there with full health!