Day 51 Besham

Still ill. Early start today at 4 am - requested by Lianna; but when I got to the bus at the requested time, nobody (including Lianna) was ready. Eventually got going at 4:30 am. It's now 8:05 am and we've stopped at Gilgit for breakfast. Pancake and fried egg - uncertain whether to eat it or not but I think that (a) I need to eat something and (b) from a hygiene point of view probably okay (i.e. cooked in hot oil): hope it's reasonable sterile. Lots of rain.

9:55 pm and we have rolled up in Besham; we've covered a lot of miles since Karimabad. Still feel very ill. T has 'prescribed' me some antibiotics: Ciprolon 500 - looks like they should tackle most things including anthrax and typhoid (both of which one could easily contract on Hot Rock); possible side effects include tendon rupture - but that's okay since there's hardly any climbing on this trip. But I need to eat first; yet another skanky Pakistani eating place; although this time at least there's some nice looking food (rice). Worried about the forthcoming Indian leg of this trip.