I thought I’d share a real time update since it might be a while before I actually get to this part, and also, I needed a good whinge. So far, Brazil has been my least favourite country, more specifically, the Amazon. After going on a nature cruise in the Galápagos, I will admit, I was a little spoilt. It was a very well organised tour, my Amazon one however, was not. But more on that in the real blog I’ll chuck up in a (long) while. I just wanted to share that I’d finally succumbed to illness. I have flu-like symptoms, can’t stop sniffling, can’t breathe through my nose, am constantly feeling lightheaded and tired. I’ve narrowed it down to 3 possible reason I feel like absolute shit.

1. I’d been on the go since I left Perth. 3 weeks travelling and doing something pretty much everyday until I met up with everyone in Rio, where things took a MUCH slower (read: frustrating) pace. My body must’ve thought it would’ve been a great time to let me get sick. Though, this reason is a little flawed because technically I should’ve showed signs in Santiago where I literally did not leave the hotel except to get lunch.
2. I’d dreaded meeting up with my friends for the 2nd part of my trip, and the sheer stress and frustrations of travelling with them made my body give up. I’m more inclined to believe this to be the main culprit for my general state of feeling crap.
3. Side effects from taking the anti-malaria medication, plus getting heatstroke during the Amazon cruise. Logically the most likely culprit, but I’m still going with reason #2.

Considering I landed in Lima about 4 hours ago, and miraculously felt better is leading me to believe reason #2 to be a sound deduction. I should also mention I landed in Lima alone as the other insisted on going to see Iguazu Falls, meaning 3 flights, and travelling for 23 hours instead of the 10 hours it took me to get from Manaus to Lima. So I’m in quiet solitude for the next 8 hours. Plenty of time for a real update eh?