I did write the post a few days after the event - no way I could have managed it during the grips of it! - and I am now on the way to recovery. Today, four days later, I just feel totally wretched rather than actually on the brink of death, so I am considering it an improvement.
It is taking me a while to recover and my thoughts are all over the place. So instead of poetic words, here instead are some photos of the further lovely things I've bought so far on my trip ......
