Protein alert. . .

The other afternoon, one of the families came down to ask directions
before heading out to one of the hot springs.

I was giving them directions with my mouth wide open (as usual) and a bug flew in. Usually, a quick hack and not a big deal. This time, however, it led to a load of retching, a purple face (which delighted the kids) and a loss of speech capability.

I could actually feel the bug creeping along in my sinuses. A very surreal feeling to have that tickling sensation moving up and down the back of my throat and sinus cavity.

Luckily, Lucy took over with the directions and after a bottle and a half of water, whatever had flown in was washed down. No idea of how big it was or what it was, just that it went in and never came out.