In Egypt I picked up some "bugs". From the Nile I believe, I had a rash develop which was a three inch circle near my left elbow pit. For over eleven years during hot humid weather it reappeared. Maybe a new disease which could have been named after me?

Constant diahorea of course. Foid hygiene is really bad. Dirty pigs wipe their arses with their hand. Worst I had was a Scandinavian sourced meal at the Cairo Hilton. Almost blew me up ...

Returning to France after several weeks in Egypt, in a regional town, I collapsed. All the bugs in me just got too much. I managed to get to a park and lay there and slept for six hours. Then walked to the train station to catch a train to the town our hotel was in. I could only walk 50 metres without needing to sit for a rest to get to the train station. Next day after a good sleep in the hotel, I was recovered and fine! Amazing. No idea what happened.