Yesterday, after a night of burning hot with fever 🤒, I took the ferry from Dover to Calais in the morning as a "foot passenger" (there weren't many of us and the foot passengers terminal wasn't the easiest place to reach on foot 😅). Once in Calais, I went to look for a pharmacy and bought loads of medicines. The French staff in the pharmacy was super nice, patient 😅 and helpful. Among other things, I bought hydrocolloid gel plasters for treating blisters on my feet, muscle fatigue pills, a cream for muscle cramps and aspirins. The pharmacy also had a few massage chairs on which I almost ended up passing out 😂. Then, I decided to reach Guînes via Coulogne rather than via Wissant and probably gave up on some amazing coastal views 😢. Hence, I slowly started hopping my way to Guines. My right leg was significantly damaged by two muscle cramps and a foot blister. The worst pain probably came from my feet every time I took a step. Also, my backpack was much heavier then when I started the hike in Canterbury and I only fully realised this when I reached Guines. Among other things, I was carrying apples, bananas, a significant amount of water and a nicely packed breakfast made by the lady managing the accommodation in Dover 🤫. I must have been carrying quite a few kilograms of food and water 🤯. My back and shoulders were absolutely burning when I reached my accomodation in Guînes.
I am now staying in the house of a very kind French lady who even sent her husband to buy me a hot sandwich when I let her know I was hungry after I arrived. Her house is very beautiful and the decorations are fascinating. She even suggested I took a bath in a jacuzzi to relax and heal my muscles, which I obviously did 😂. This house also features the biggest dog in constant search of human eye contact I have ever seen, the most playful and energetic little dog in the world and two honey bee colonies right in the backyard. Given that I have decided to take a rest day, I asked the lady to stay one more night while trying to recover. Her place was sold out on booking.com but fortunately she had a spare room on the last floor of her house. Lucky 😊
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- I apologise for the quality of the media galleries. I have been having some problems with attaching media objects to my blog posts from my phone. Also, I use a trail app that sometimes unexpectedly goes on pause and, unless I realise soon enough, parts of the trail might go unrecorded.
Well Done, Claudio! The dogs are so cute, 'search of human eye contact' hahaha. Hope you get well soon and 加油.