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June 06, 2005
Day 8: Nemrut Dagi to Silifke
(0430) Wake up, throw on clothes, pack backpack.
(0445) Meet downstairs.
(0500) Take van up to Mt. Nemrut.
(0515) Marvel at stone statues and beautiful sunrise scenery.
(0520) Begin descent on other side of mountain.
(0545) Stop at tiny souvenir/café store for coffee and breakfast.
(0615) Take other van to bus stop.
(0800) Arrive at bus stop, look around town.
(0930) Get on bus.
(1430) Stop for lunch, eat mystery eggplant dish, rice, and ice cream.
(1630) Disembark bus.
(1645) Get on minibus.
(1840) Begin feeling queasy.
(1900) Arrive at Silifke, retrieve bags smelling of petrol.
(1902) Begin looking for places to inconspicuously vomit, mentally review foods eaten.
(1904) Decide eggplant is the culprit.
(1915) Arrive at hotel.
(1920) Collapse gingerly into bed after placing trash can within easy reach.
(1922) As Jess showers, wonder if I should have asked for a single room so as not to have to share a bathroom.
(2000) Jess leaves for dinner with group.
(2017) Misery truly begins.
(2120) Moaning and cursing God begins.
(2137) Bargaining with God begins.
(2204) Bargaining is not effective, revert to cursing and occasional sobbing.
(2245) Jess arrives back at room, expresses virtually no sympathy at impending death.
(2257) Consider committing ritual suicide, but decide against death considering recent blasphemy.
(2330) Misery continues.
(2346) Jess gives tips on how to make oneself throw up.
(2351) Attempt “finger down the throat, stare into the toilet, concentrate on misery” maneuver.
(2352) Maneuver succeeds.
(2355) Feel much better.
(0010) Feel worse again.
(0022) Repeat maneuver.
(0025) Feel better again.
(0036) Cautiously lay down and sleep fitfully through the night.
