Two steps forward, three steps back

Okay so today was perhaps the most disappointing and painful days. That little scratch in my eye, turns out its not so little and not a scratch. I slept horribly. I tossed and turn as water streamed from my eye and the window outside. My eye hurt a lot and I just kept praying "please let it be better in the morning. Well, when I woke up I couldn't open my eye. It was swollen and sad looking with shooting pains. My other eye was difficult to open because every time I tried the left one seized up. Ok, so waking was out of the question. The rain was pouring outside, so it is probably just as well. Still a doctors visit was in order. Gill texted mom, who has received several late night texts from us, and she came to our aid. (Thanks mom). With the address in hand we packed up our stuff and went to the bus stop. Gill led me there. There was actually a hospital along the bus path so we got out and went in. Thankfully my Spanish is pretty good cause I explained all my symptoms and saw the doc. He referred me to an ophthalmologist who said that I have an ulcer in my eye. Awesome. And yes that is as painful as it sounds. Poor Gill had just planned out our path for the next couple of days. I have to wear an eyepatch for 24 hours and see a doctor again in 48. That means little towns are out, so we had to take a bus to the next city. What would have been 3days walking turned in to 45 min and now we are hanging out until I can see the doc again. Sadly this means we miss the hostel everyone says you shouldn't miss. Alas, there is not much we can do about it. Thankfully eyes are generally fast healers.