Bell at Mount Abu

Bell at Mount Abu

Wednesday, 19 March 2014

THE NIGHT FROM HELL!

Well, the room was quite clean and the ac and fan worked, if noisily and you can't help the proximity of them to your head when sleeping in an 8 foot cube - I was so tired after so little sleep in the past few weeks that I was just happy to lie there in a comatose state until morning  but no it was not to be - because if you have heard of the witchfinder general from the movie you will understand when I say that John is the mosquito finder general- if there is the slightest zzzzzzzzzzzzz! noise - he is out of bed like a mountain goat armed with a towel and he is whipping the ceiling,walls, bed, floor, companion and telling you about the mountain of blood in each squashed one- he got one big bite and he had to get the whole first aid kit out with repellent, after bite, electric clicker gadget etc - he ran down to reception and got a smoke bomb type coil he set up in the toilet, causing me to have a coughing fit and then kept the light up, sitting up to swat anything- he had to put the coil out after it nearly choked us so we spent the night in a choking fog in an 8 foot cube and for me it was like being locked up with a rabid monkey for the night as he jumped around the room effing and blinding....anyway thank god it's nearly 8 and we can get up and get out of here- the monkey has finally calmed down and is lying beside me- exhausted...he is convinced he has malaria now - I know the symptoms are definitely rabies- can't wait to get on that plane!


John adding to the wall design, squashing blood filled mosquitoes. (All night) 

Do these pics give you a flavour of the evening?



2 comments:

Rob + Sonia said...

Great narration of yr night in hell...love it
John hasn't changed much from boarding years then.!!! ....always a bit wired up...that's how he keeps so lean (( and mean??) .
you deserve breakfast in bed for month...and no lassies
we are off to Dubai in a few hours and will skype when we get back...give you a chance to recoup.
Malaria???? no way

John Pilk said...

Ha ha!! Just getting over the jetlag back home!
Have a great time in Dubai.