River crossings

10.01.2017

This was the day we had to cross the same river 10 times and my feet were just burning. The skin had been completely removed from my baby toes, along with some random cuts on the bottom of my feet from rocks and various other minor blisters. Sopani gave me some elastic bandages and they saved my sanity. We walked until lunch to a beautiful waterfall that reminded me of the one we used to paddle to at Doe Lake every summer. While Sopani and Two cooked lunch (!!!) I took my time cleaning my gross feet and getting a water massage. I even washed my hair! I might've actually died if this waterfall wasn't in the plan. I felt a lot better, and crossing the same river 10 times didn't seem like such a bad prospect anymore.

My feet were still burning, but every time we crossed they cooled down a bit. That night, Two made us "bamboo tea" by boiling river water in fat, long stalks of bamboo. It was delicious. I even added some mint candies to the concoction and it was the most refreshing thing ever in my life.

Bamboo cup