Veggie Burger Incident...I think it was around the end of January when we had a braai, and someone left their veggie burgers in our freezer. My rule is: if it's in my fridge/freezer, it's mine. So when I was making homemade taco's (mmmm), and looking for something to add, I saw the veggie burgers, and figured "Why not?".
Apparently my body loved them so much, it wanted to taste them a further 4 or 5 times... over the next two days... if you catch my drift.
I was hellishly sick the next morning. And I had a full day of flying ahead, finishing with a night stop in Kasane.
I called the boss and told him about my predicament. We decided to wait an hour and see how I felt, and make a call.
An hour later, and feeling better, I said I would be ok to fly.
I think I had to do Maun - Khwai - Savute - Kasane (about 1.5hrs). Kasane - Kwara - Kasane (2h20).
Halfway to Kasane from Savute I was struggling. I kept thinking positive thoughts and got on the radio to the office to say I might not be able to do the afternoon flights.
We landed in Kasane without incident, and I hoped to refuel the aircraft quickly. Murphy, cruel bugger that he is, presented me with the slowest, disorganized attendant there was. It was an agonizing 15minute wait before I could run into the terminal and I swear angels were singing when I made it to the porcelain throne.
There was no way I would be able to handle almost 2.5hrs with no facilities. I called the office, and luckily for me, my colleague who was also in Kasane, was able to take over my flying for the afternoon, while I bought as much immodium and Rehydrat as I could afford, and rested in a lodge.
The next day I was feeling better, but still not 100%. Luckily I was able to make it back to Maun.
So, moral of the story: veggie burgers are BAD (and I was vegetarian for 2yrs without a problem). And don't fly when you have a stomach bug
But on the bright side, I went on leave 2 days later
Topic: My African Dream (Read 121697 times)
