Stonetown

First thing on the agenda on a second day in Stonetown was to find a pharmacy. Both Deb and I have been plagued with skin sores. One Side effect to our anti malarial drugs is skin sensitivity, so we decided we needed a pharmacists opinion on our condition.

The young pharmacist confirmed our suspicion. He was surprised that Canada was even suggesting doxycycline as a profilactic for malaria. Africa hasn't used this since the 80s! So we purchased Mephaquin which you only have to take once a week. He also suggested we take antihistamines to reduce the swelling of the skin sores.

Getting around in Stonetown is very interesting. The streets are very narrow and are limited to pedestrian traffic, bicycles and motorcycles. The buildings are coral stone with Arabic style architecture. They look rather dilapidated but once inside they can be exquisite. They seem to be built to allow for breezes to flow through which is necessary as the temp even at night is in the high 20s. Hard to sleep without AC or a good fan!