Thursday 12^th August, 2021 1230

Holiday Inn Kunming

last night I wanted to try and eat something. Fine for her, the cold is easing, she ordered a delivery of what appeared to be a banquet-sized helping of chicken soup and noodles. You can have yours first dear – sorted. Then it was “assisted shower” time.

Ever tried to wash your nether regions with one hand whilst wearing boxers? But at least I was almost properly clean, aided by a shower stool provided by the hotel. She did baulk at doing between my toes, instead just pushing the bar soap in, as if that would clean them. Bit like the Chinese believing simply rinsing under water with no soap will clean your hands after a pee.

And then it was time to order my food. Genius. Order a pizza, maybe manage one slice and then there's enough for breakfast, lunch and dinner today. And you can't go wrong with a Hawaiian, right? Someone up there hates me. No sign whatever of ham, I was given vile sausage and pineapple! Dinner was a bsr of chocolate.

The hospital is actually right next door to the hotel. A nice young man wheeled me there and Alice went to pay for two tests we are not even sure we need to take. After queueing for a while she returned. She had to ask the doctor if it was okay to test a foreigner! So laowei can run around infecting everyone but the Chinese can get tested?

Cleared for the test, it was no-go for the jab, they are not authorised so I will try in Shanghai. The swabbing station seemed to be doing two swabs so I asked Alice to watch and see. BOTH nasal and throat swabs! She went first and was terrified of the nasal invasion, so I told her not be a sissy. Despite what I had heard the snout one was a breeze. The throat swab was a different story. Many years ago a dentist labelled me a “gagger” and that I am! We get the results this afternoon.

Tomorrow the hotel has organised a car to the airport and I demanded our young man come along to help. I will of course pay for his taxi back.

I am now wondering if I can hire an electric wheelchair in Shanghai. Manual only works with someone pushing otherwise with one arm it's like the Bismark going round in circles.