340a wake up with tummy ache. Something is definitely not right here. Luckily I don’t hear any eles outside the banda so I can walk outside to the bathroom. Good thing, as suddenly my body is purging itself of its contents any way it can. After some intense moments I actually feel pretty good. Guess if you’re gonna get sick that’s the way to do it…

Wake up tired and little rundown. Slowly eat some cornflakes for breakfast and it seems to go well. Add some papaya to the mixture which is also a success. Take it easy and update the blog and work in a little skype date too J Email some friends and it’s great to hear back – so nice to feel a little more connected to the outside world.

Wash some delicates and listen to ‘Prairie Home Companian.’ Go out to field with Alison to see if mesh bags are allowing nectar to accumulate. Check out a handful and doesn’t look to be any nectar. Try using blotter paper and don’t get anything. The nectaries look pretty sad, though, like they’re starting to dry up. Gonna check out some different trees on Monday that may be more productive. Drive back and see a bunch of giraffes in the big open plain. Check out dead giraffe, nothing but vultures. Take a loop around the river and got the closest I’ve ever been to an Eland – never fully realized how big they are! A whole mess of elephants crossed us in the road and when we pass the dead giraffe again we see a bunch his comrades mulling around as the vultures wait in the trees.