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Oct 7, 2019

The sickening


Category: Dairy
Posted by: diary
I woke up around five, but tried to sleep some more. I got up at about six and had a call with the girls at home. I read my book a bit and then went down and had breakfast. Zoe joined for breakfast not long after. We came back up to our rooms and got ready. We left by cab at about nine. The driver drove *very* aggressively, lots of start-stop and rapid breaking. It made me motion-sick. Not far from the office I had to get out, so we stopped, I vomited and then we started walking. We crossed a road so for good measure I vomited before crossing (why did the developer cross the road? ;)). We made it to the office and I felt alright. I was low so I had a little bit of juice. I had a meeting at 11, I did not get a chance to prepare so I just had to wing it. We could have moved it but I felt alright. I did throw up before the meeting (into a bin) and then rushed to the toilet and vomited again. I then felt remarkably better so I could hold the meeting without feeling too shit. From there it was a brief break before it was more meeting. After meeting we went for lunch. I did not really feel like eating, but I forced down about 2/3s of the food. Back at the office I felt decidedly crap. We were meant to go go-carting in the afternoon. I had looked forward to this but I was in no shape. I did feel ok, though so I thought I'd come along, even if I didn't drive. We caught a cab there, this driver drove much better, this time we made it to destination before I threw up. I watched the others race a bit, but it was making me feel worse. Zoe had enough after one race and we eventually decided to catch a tram back to the hotel. It was better than car, but I was not well. We got off at central Gdansk as I needed to vomit again. This time I emptied my stomach completely so next time I needed to vomit I couldn't. Zoe and I then walked back to the hotel. It was a bit longer due to the sudden getting off of the tram. It was ok though. I did actually enjoy the walk, we got to know each other much better. We came back to the hotel without issue (GPS is amazing). I went to the local supermarket and bought a bread roll and a banana to have for dinner. I ended up having an early evening, I was not feeling great and I think this is my body telling me to rest.