Cold

I spent a most excellent evening a couple of nights ago with a couple that I had run into at the elephant camp. It was nice to enjoy an adult conversation about business, politics and world issues for a change. Most of the other travelers I meet are very young and we don't have much in common. Conversation usually doesn't go beyond small talk.

Unfortunately, over the course of the evening I began to get a tickle in my throat which has progressed to a full-blown cold. I have been sleeping a lot and drinking orange juice over the last couple of days in an effort to get rid of it. Fortunately I had drugs with me, but the pharmacies are good here and I've been able to replenish my stock. The good news is that my departure for Bhutan is still 4 days away, and I don't start trekking for another day or two after that, so hopefully this will have cleared up by then.

I will be leaving Koh Chang for Bangkok tomorrow and hope to meet up with a couple of the other Bhutan trekkers to get acquainted before we fly.