On the way down from Lata I had developed ugly looking ulcers around my mouth and lips. I was worried about what was causing them, I set off to find the hospital. It was a long walk to the hospital along the road to the airstrip. I managed to arrive before the doctor finished for the day. I told the doctor about my recent malaria and the drugs I was taking. He responded that the ulcers were a common side effect of the Primaquine tablets I was taking. The doctor gave me some multivitamin pills and said the ulcers will clear up when I finish the course of treatment. That was a relief, it wasn’t some flesh-eating tropical disease.
WEEVILS CAUSE BROKEN TOOTH
As my shop bought bread had run out I decided to make some bread with fresh flour I had bought in Biak. When I opened the flour container I was greeted by whole bunch of Weevils. The second flour container was also similarly infested. I really dislike weevils, the flour went over the side immediately. Bread was off the menu but my craving for bread only intensified.
MIRI TO LABUAN AND NEAR DISASTER
The Marina at Miri was good despite poor facilities, management obviously don’t care about customers. Toilets shitty (literally) and showers rudimentary and dirty. On the positive side there were no busybodies patrolling the docks and trying to enforce nonsensical rules. The tranquility and lack of bureaucracy was welcome. To be secure alongside a dock was good with easy access to the shore and the town.