Unfortunately, I took me a while to wake up. All we had with us as tea and I'm most definitely a morning coffee person. Of course, we didn't have time last night to buy any provisions. So, the fridge was mighty empty and the contents of the cupboards full of things like salt, sugar, and condiments; things commonly available when renting an Airbnb.
We straightened up a bunch of little things and headed off on a walk to the supermarket. We walked to the beach road even though Google maps said it'd take a couple of minutes longer. We got staples. We have several good reusable shopping bags with us, but assumed we could buy a few more with our products. The supermarket didn't sell them. However, a bin of emptied boxes was off to the side of the cashier. Jay and I walked back to the apartment with all our things in diaper-sized cardboard boxes! The distance was over a kilometer!
Another interesting event today involved giving a little blood. We had diligently filled in the online 'Safety Form' before coming here. It had our personal details and a series of health questions. We had used our only known local telephone number, our taxi driver as a local contact. He forwarded the phone number for a guy named Mr. Kessonath. He worked for the Department of Health. After a series of Whatsapp missed-calls and messages, he arrived on a motorcycle. It seems as though all visitors who've visited African countries in the last six months, have to be tested for malaria if they're staying for an extended visit. We fit the bill and gave some samples for free testing.
We had our first sunset of our Flic en Flac stay!
