Day 16 - Monday, February 28 - Pai

I think I am now an official rooster of Pai. I wake up before they do!

Hung around, almost finished my book, and realized I feel like shit!

I have a bruised ankle, a bump on my knee and my cold sucks. Aside from that, everything's great! Today is my last day in Pai - taking it easy.

Got out at 9A and brought my bike to be swapped out. Booked a bus for tomorrow back to Chiang Mai and went for a drive. Drove for a few hours through back streets I hadn't seen yesterday. Came across a great "resort" here in Pai that I will definitely stay at next time I'm here. Will there be a next time? The rooms are 2700 baht so pretty great deal for a "resort".

Drove more and ended up at the Pai Swimming Pool. Went for a swim, sat out on a bamboo mat and almost finished my book. That's going to be today's theme - finish the damn book already!

Got back to town at 2:30P and had lunch at the Curry Shack. Went back to the Blue House and hung out with the gang. I'm not doing much else here in Pai - just want to take it easy and nurse my injuries - I bet Tiger Balm will be good for all of them! Went inside my room at about 3P, read for 10 minutes or so, and woke up at 5:40P.

As I was lying in bed, I was trying to figure out what's wrong with me. I know it's not Typhoid as I've been vaccinated, the same goes for Hepatitis, and I've been taking my Malaria pills so I think I'm safe on that front. It's not Measles or the Mumps. I guess it's either Scarlett Fever or your typical chest cold / flu.

I can't tell if the aches are from the cold or from my spill yesterday. I may have just been running around so much and my body is worn down. The next few days are pretty relaxing and then it's off to island hop in the south so I'll just let nature take it's course. I'm pretty sure I'll be fine.

Read and slept - read and slept - read and slept - I definitely have a fever that will probably break sometime during the night. Either that, or I'll be dead and I doubt it has progressed that far.

Good night.