Monday 9 January 2017

Sadly, my infection has become a lot worse and so today we went in search of a pharmacist who might sell me some more of the medication I was prescribed in the UK.  There is a consultario in Rodalquilar but we have never seen it open and there is no sign or notice on it to say when a doctor will be there.  I find this is often the case here - even the church gives no indication of when (or if) services are held.  In fact, we have only seen it open once when we came upon a smart wedding happening at the church.  It looked like a scene from a Pedro Almodovar movie, with gorgeous young women in tight dresses and impossibly high heels and young men in sharp suits.
When the local exhibition centres or bars do put up notices with their times of opening, they often don't keep to them.  On Christmas Day we were ushered into the village exhibition centre by a man who was clearly in charge, even though the notice outside stated that it was closed that day.  Perhaps he wanted to escape the tensions of a family Christmas for a few hours.

Fortunately, on the high street in Rodalquilar there is an advert for a 24hr pharmacy in the small town of Campohermoso, so this morning we went there.  Camphermoso means "beautiful country" but since the town lies outside the Natural Park, it is quite ugly surrounded by a sea of plasticulture.  However, this does mean it's productive country, even if it's not pretty.
With the help of some kind local residents, we found the pharmacy and I was able to buy the medication.  Let's hope it works this time!

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