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For all our preparation and anxiety surrounding the little one, it was Nikki who got sick in the end. She woke me at 3 a.m. on the morning that we were supposed to leave for Sol Dav. Her forehead hot as an ember. Her defenses had been steadily deteriorating since we arrived in UB. We couldn’t mitigate the utter exhaustion we felt coming off the 27 hour flight (1 hour to D.C., 3-hour wait, 13 hours to Beijing 7-hour wait, 3 hours to UB) because Augú couldn’t fall asleep for hours after we arrived at the hotel. The little sleep she did get was light and not very rejuvinating.On top of this, United lost her only check-in luggage, which contained all her clothes and most of A’s. All the prep she did ahead of time, getting him good gear and clothes, gone. You were spared, dear reader, a post of invective hurled at the dinosaur airline because of a power outage in our hotel. On the eve of our trip out of the city, the airline calls to tell us they have no idea where the bag could be. So at the last minute, we had to scramble to get the child some new clothes and shoes for camping, underwear and shirts for her, etc.Of course, no sooner did we return from our shopping spree at the Sky deptartment store, the airline calls again to say it found the luggage and that we’d have it later that night. I think this is the point that N’s fever started.The other group left on time this morning and we’re hoping to meet them at the field site sometime tomorrow afternoon. Some of Baatar’s students, Bayaamba and Oyunga, stayed with us to help get N to a western-style medical clinic called SOS Medica Mongolia, which she had discovered as part of her preparation for bringing Augú. The clinic is excellent, but not cheap. An examination, bloodwork and prescription set us back $330, but our insurance will ultmately cover it. The LP Mongolia guide has the wrong address for the clinic. The new location is: SOS Medica Mongolia4A Building, Big Ring Road15th Micro District,7th KhorooBayanzurkh District, UBTel. +976.11.464325/26/27email: admin@sosmedica.mnweb:www.sosmedica.mnThis info is precious to have if you’re considering taking a child to Mongolia.N has a “nasty virus” according to the Aussie doc who examined her. Probably picked it up on the plane. She and Augu are sleeping and I’m about to explore some of the more respectable caffe’s in town.

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