Hi dear readers… I didn’t write because we were in Quarantine in our room. On Day 8, I coughed all day on our tour which was a scenic view of Puntarenas, Costa Rica… a train ride on the old Pacific coast railway and a ride through the rain forest.. I coughed into my hat and into my jacket as I didn’t like sounding like a plague victim. Went to bed without my supper. Got up at about 9 and ate a roll and butter. After a fitful night I told Chuck who was just as bad and shivering…… "get showered we are going to the doctor." My temperature was 100 and his was 102. They dosed us with tylenol and gave us flu tests by swabbing the nose. We both tested positive for Flu A which I found out today is the less awful of 2 flus A and B. They gave us Tamiflu and a cough medicine that is an expectorant… not a suppressant. So with occasional tylenol for the pain caused by the coughing (I have to clutch my chest when I get coughing and sneezing!!!!!)…. we have made it to day 10! In our room all day Tuesday and Wednesday we got free movies (saw Robin Hood which was good! and some other bad stuff…. will try one more time tonight to find a good movie in their selection) and free room service which isn’t hot… when I finally broke out to write! I’m not better, but nurse visited and my temperature is normal again. I don’t dare sneak up to the windjammer for food because we are "isolated." We will be called to the clinic tomorrow and if both temperatures are normal we will be released!!!! A day at sea tomorrow. Oh! Question of the day which I am sure my sister Sarah will understand: Chuck, wrinkling his nose: "Did you just put more Vicks on?" Me "Yep!!!" God bless everyone this Ash Wednesday!
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