Travel Takes a Toll

Traveling is beginning to take its toll on us. Now that we're both in our fourth decade of life, we should probably blame our age for the aches, pains and the huge pile of hair in the drain day after day, but I'd personally rather blame something else. Like our malaria medication, for example.

Looking at Sarah's legs, I feel like I should sue someone. About six weeks ago, she developed this mystery bruise/rash on her calves. It looks like someone threw a scalding pot of water at her legs, giving her third degree burns. Not good. We have deduced (after a trip to a cash-only medical clinic in Cambodia) that this rash is a result of our malaria medication. One of the side effects is a greater sensitivity to sunlight. This is fine. We knew about this. What we didn't know and what no one ever told us was that a side effect to the sunlight-based effect would be ugly red rashes that won't seem to go away.

BTW, if sarah asks how it looks, tell her you can hardly notice it.

For my part, I have a little red rash on my heel that you really can hardly notice. This does not make her feel any better.

Poor Sarah's problems do not end there. She was under the assumption that this trip would put her at her ideal weight (100 lbs), on account of all the walking and general lack of super nachos. It's true, we do a lot of walking, but it's also easy to find junk food on every corner. She weights only 1-2 pounds more than when we started this trip, but I think she feels betrayed somehow by southeast Asia that she's not rail-thin by now.

Women.

I think it's all the beer drinking that's keeping her metabolism busy. Since we have every night free, and sitting at the bar usually beats sitting in a small hotel room, we tend to pass teh time belly-up at some local watering hole. The beer drinking = weight gain theory is deeply flawed though, because I have lost weight. I'm drinking more beer than ever, probably including sophomore year of college, and I'm down about ten pounds.

Much like the rash, this does not make Sarah feel any better.

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I was going to say the same thing...ugh! Have fun on the trip!

That happens a lot in Asia...it's probably the rice. I lived in the Philippines and all of the American men lost weight and the women gained it...Sarah, have no fear, once you are free of the excessive rice consumption you will be back to your perfectly svelt self!

Hehehe... has nothing to do with the rice. Ask (almost) any traveler in any part of the world and they will confirm: guys will lose weight when traveling, girls will gain. Don't know why, but experience taught me it's true. Most likely you will (both!) be back to your previous bodies a little while after getting back to the States. So cheers for the beer and enjoy the trip!

Water weight I would have to say. Tell Sarah to stop knocken back the beers and drink a few pints of water. Should make a HUGE differance! Cheers!

Please tell me you are joking that Sarah's ideal weight is 100 lbs!! For an adult woman that is awful!

Back again... Tell her we all love you two! I don't have any Idea how many people are following your trek around the globe. It's the perfect place to take thoes pix's that will bring back the place and TIME. I know I shot some nudes of my wife (when she was 14) and now that photo is tattoo'd on my back. Always reminds me of the beauty that she has hidden! You're a little late, but better late than never!!! You have to have trust today (so some idiot doesn't post it!) but for long times ahead any photos are nice! Don't worry about thoes decades, they will pass. All of a sudden I was 50! Yea...bla bla bla. You can't do anything, so don't worry, like Alfred E. Newman "What, me worry?" Take care

Too bad we can't send you a pic, or can we?

Hugs to all

Jack K. Wilborn
Central Point, OR

Just tell Sarah that her weight gain is muscle from all the walking and steps. Muscle weighs more than fat.

I agree with Hillary. You were joking, right? Please say you were. 100 lbs is SKINNNNNNY!

please please please tell me that no woman in her right mind wants to weigh 100 lbs.

Sorry, I am now too good for your stupid blog.

yeah 100 lbs would be ridiculous. she looks like she's lost weight. odd. maybe gaining muscle lolz

What do you do if the medication just isn't helping enough? Like it did before. WBR LeoP

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