Getting the medical stuff done...

So, I spent an hour with the doctor this morning.
Great guy, he did at least a cursory check-up for me
and quizzed me on the trip. He was very familiar with
Sydney & Melbourne, and wrote out a list of "don't
miss" sights in both cities. He also shared the name
and number for a doctor friend in Melbourne, in case I
get sick there. Nice guy!

I completed my hepatitis A & B shots, and learned that
he doesn't stock the yellow fever vaccine (go figure),
so I'll have to get myself down to the health dept
soon. That one seems to be required to get into
Brazil.

He also set me up with some pills in case I get sick
en-route. Nothing exotic, just some stomach-upset
stuff (I did survive the bar-b-que pigeon the last
time I was in Cairo), and some general high-octane
anti-biotics that can kick most any evil
infection/bug/etc.

Still to do--hopefully this weekend--is the visa for
Brazil, and figuring out whether to switch to Best
Western in Vilnius & burn the points, or stick with
the Skandic/Hhonors deal. Oh yes, and, buy a
suitcase, new deck shoes, mail books to my
destinations (too many to carry the whole way), and
stock up on vitamins, neosporin, deodorant, etc.

Until next time...

JP