From Corbett, back home

Jaime woke with tummy troubles and Jeff with a chest cold, so we decided to leave the park a day early and break up the long drive to Mussoorie into two days. A long drive to Haridwar found us the surprisingly comfortable and affordable Ginger Hotel, a new chain of budget hotels in India. After checking email for the first time in many days, as well as showers for all with unlimited hot water, we enjoyed TV before bed.

Tori was up early to enjoy not one but two lattes from the coffee shop in the lobby, and Chris and Barb worked out in the small gym. Jaime and Jeff were feeling worse, so we packed up quickly and sped back to Dehra Dun in time to pick up lunch to go from McDonalds and begin the drive up the mountain to our home. Barb called the nurse on duty at Woodstock School and relayed Jaime’s symptoms; she recommended we go directly to Landour Community Hospital to have Jaime checked out by a doctor, which we did. Doctor Elizabeth determined that Jaime had “a very bad infection -- where did you get it?!”, was dehydrated and needed to stay overnight for an IV drip of multiple antibiotics, hydration fluids and observation. Tori stayed with her, and although neither got much sleep, they remarked on the good care Jaime got from the nursing staff. Full of antibiotics and hydration liquid, she was dismissed this morning and both came home to rest up.