Friday 30th May
We had another half day on the beach, meaning we just sat, walked and swam, before we moved to Mancora, another beach resort. The only difference is that his has bars and so has a lot more surfers and assorted hippies hanging around. They are noisy as well.
I was fairly crocked from the malaria tablets which I had started taking again in preparation for going into Ecuador. As a result I had to go to bed early, at 9pm immediately after dinner. I fell asleep immediately and awoke at 2am to have very loud Madonna, U2 and Bon Jovi blaring out of some nearby bar. This went on until 5.30am and so I didn't get all the sleep I needed.
I did however get quite well bitten by the mosquitos. I blame this on not being able to drink because of my medication related illness. The times I have got badly bitten in the past have all been when I have not been drinking. I don't know if this is medially sound but I think drinking may be better than the anti-malaria tablets.
Note, for anyone actually contemplating the drinking instead of tablets appraoch in the tropics, you should note that I was Ok on Malarone, my first set of anti-malaria tablets. It is only now I am on Doxycycline, the only tablets I could get for my extended stay, that I have been feeling ill. The moral of the story, go with what your doctor recommends, not some free tablets you pick up on the street.
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