I slowly recovered from my own fever used Diana’s help with packing my stuff and Nigel’s for the car journey the next day but then Jim arrived also feeling sick and so I settled him straight down in the spare bed with a jug of water and a bowl for the night.
Eventually and very slowly, I regained my senses and composure during the night as my temperature fell and I lapsed into a fitful sleep. Covers that were far too hot in the evening, were inadequate in the small hours and I had to get up to rearrange the bed. I could not have stirred to make these adjustments earlier. I then awoke to find my temperature was back to normal and so I gingerly sat up to read and then made my way across the house for a refreshing bath. By now I was more confident of recovery and so I gave the good news to Jim and Nigel and spent the rest of the day getting things ready in short spells and resting in-between times. Diana and I even managed to load up the car with my gear and that of Nigel who had dropped it round in the afternoon.
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By evening, I was fit enough to give the dog a reasonable walk and then caught up on my outstanding paperwork whilst waiting for Jim to arrive. I had kept Sam up in the garden and did not let him settle until his friend arrived in the hope that they would both introduce themselves and then be tired enough to go to bed together in the kennel. Jim was a bit late and so I had to wake Sam up to meet Ben but there was a very good reason. He had also contracted the bug and come down with it this afternoon and was still being sick on the way over from Norfolk! I settled him straight down in the spare bed with a jug of water and a bowl in case he was sick again. With some trepidation, I retired to bed, not sure what the morning would bring.