I did not bring a thing except painkillers... busted my knee with a pretty deep cut on a rock when jumping into the water. 3 days later... massive green ooze all over the place and hurts like ****. A late night pharmacy and bought everything, some sterile needles to make a few holes for pressure relieve, iodine, skin cream, bandages and everything sterile. Now 3 weeks in and it still is not completely OK. And turns out I bump my knee quite often getting into buses and such. Now I carry a stack of all these.. knowing I will probably need them again soon.
Aside: amazed on how quick a small wound (from a pimple of just a scratch) gets infected in the jungle... really annoying!
Fortune and Glory, kid. Fortune and Glory.
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