Well, it was tough sledding today. Ended up getting sick over night and basically emptied my digestive tract. We had planned to bus out to Teotihuacan early in the morning, but after a night of no sleep and losing all my food, we quickly scrapped it. Kate went for a run in Chapultepec while I slept and tried to force down some water and electrolyte drinks.
I summoned up the energy early afternoon to go to the Museum of Anthropology for a bit, but it wasn't exactly easy. The museum is really cool though. Glad I went, otherwise there really wasn't another opportunity to go without skipping out on something else. Various halls were basically dedicated to different groups of Mexicans from around the country. The level of detail on the work was outstanding. Some of the coolest in my opinion were the meticulously structured bead crafts with hundreds or thousands of beads laid out into a colorful tapestry. You wonder how long it took to put it together. There were also amazing designs made out of various ropes/twines starting with smaller diameter ones in the center and getting larger farther out. The largest was ~8 feet x 5 feet in size and incredibly intricate
Therein lies the problem of getting sick/flight issues while traveling. There's only a finite amount of time you have and if you miss a day for some unplanned reason, something is going to have to give.
While I made it through the museum, I was definitely not in a state to head out for the evening, so I unfortunately had to skip the Lucha Libre event we had booked for the evening. Definitely a bummer, but if I was struggling to hold it together at a museum, I don't think a more "lively" event would have been a good idea. Kate still went though, so I'm glad she's been able to make the most of the day despite me being a bit out of commission.
It's also odd, because Kate and I basically at the exact same things yesterday. I might have had bigger portions of something, but I don't think there was anything that I had, but Kate did not. The mystery of germs, I suppose. I did eat a little food this evening, so hopefully after some more rest and water, I'll be on the mend for tomorrow.
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