If life gives you lemons make lemonade!

On our first day of the tour we arrived our destination Jiaoxi in pouring rain and thanks to my weak immune system I was kicked out or better to say kicked off from my bike two days later. 

What a bummer! My body was shutting down, only the minimum systems were running anymore. Never felt so sick in my life for a very, very long time! 
But not only this made me sick, especially the fact that I couldn't bike the whole 900 km of the Formosa900.

Even if it looks like I am relaxing in this photo, I was already fighting hard at the end of day 2. The last kilometers to our hotel were a nightmare and a grannie would have easily overtaken me at the end. I lost all my energy! 

My teamrider Moni from Germany, who lived in Taiwan and speaks pretty well Chinese and our tour leader Frank went to a pharmacie with me after the tour to get something to built me up. The drugs were cheap and gave me a sleepless night plus the perception that I won't survive another day in the saddle if I don't stop biking now.

But it was amazing how everyone took care of me. Romain, my roommate went to the supermarket in the middle of the night to get me a bottle of water and carried my luggage to the room. I've been nonstop asked if I need or want anything or how I am feeling. The whole team felt the pain with me and gave me the feeling even when I am not biking I am part of this team and this great experience! This is how to connect people!

I participated in the stages 

• 11/16 Ruisui > Zhiben

• 11/17 Zhiben > Checheng

on the bus, next to Frank. I don't know much about it anymore as I was tossing and turning, trying to find some sleep! I Zhiben I went to see a doctor and his diagnosis was pretty clear: High Fever including a severe flu. Equipped with prescription drugs we went back to the hotel and my fight against the illness started! I have absolutely no clue what I was taking the next few days but these little pills did a wonder! After another day on the bus to feel better (just being sick for not biking) I put on my bike gear in the morning and was able to continue!

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade! :)  
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