Spain/China 2023, continuing (12)

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Eleventh day in Spain – July 09 Sunday

Up around 8:20AM (Susan was already awake). Showered, dressed, down to breakfast, then returned to our room.

The group was planning a museum outing, but Susan didn’t feel well (cough worse) and I stayed with her. In fact, we both went back to bed for a few hours.

In the later afternoon, Kevin got worried about her condition, traded messages with her for a bit, then he and Mei‑li seized responsibility and ordered for a doctor to come to her room. He and Cristina came and checked on the situation (Cristina in particular had been worried that Susan was much worse than she found the case to be), but Kevin remained till the doctor arrived. Diagnosis? Covid negative, bronchial infection positive. Two injections, then prescriptions for six medications — most of them antibiotics — to be taken over the next several days, and the doctor’s opinion was that this shouldn’t interfere with us proceeding on to China. Another day or two, however, and it could have been a serious matter.

(The doctor was a woman from Cuba, carrying her medical kit in a rolling suitcase, and wearing running shoes with bright pink laces. Definitely a variation from stereotype.)

Kevin and I went out to the nearest pharmacy that was open on Sunday, and got the prescribed medicines. Along with the doctor’s call, the total cost was €540.

Kevin stayed around for a bit, primarily because Mei‑li had left her room key in the room and taken his, so he couldn’t get in without it. Eventually he left to join her, once he knew she was where he could reach her. I did some laptop reading and work while Susan continued to rest.

The group was supposed to gather in the lobby at 9:30PM to start off to tonight’s restaurant. Instead, most of them went ahead to the place from where they already were. Kevin and Mei‑li and Amber came down around 9:25 (I’d already been there 10 minutes), and it was 9:40 before we were joined by the two extra we’d been waiting for, after which we found our way to the indicated place: tonight, a spot called Lateral.

More dining in the familiar fashion, then we all called it a night. I was back in the room probably about 11:00, maybe 11:10.

To bed by 11:30PM.