Hooray for modern science, hooray for antibiotics. I'm back on the road thanks to two tiny white pills i've swallowed, and after the other 4 that are still in the blister-pack i hope also the last adverse effects on my health and physical condition will be gone.

I'm still pondering whether to stay on the main, easy road to Malatya or go there on a rural, remote road through high mountains via the Gezbeli pass and Goksun.

Spend the first two days in Goreme in bed, trying to cure my heavily hit respiratory system.

Yesterday i finally wanted to see if my condition had improved and i went for a stroll through the canyon - only to realize that my lung and nose where not too happy with the increased exertion. Back to bed and rest a fourth day - i started to take mild antibiotics today as i don't seem to improve just by inhaling camomile-steam, drinking and gargling sage-tea and eating fruits.

Don't worry though, i don't have fever and it's not actually severe, it's just a persistent and inconvenient respiratory infection, a chronic illness of mine.

Couldn't fall asleep till after midnight and woke up at sunrise, add a 70km leg under hot sun in arid environment and you have optimal conditions to not improve a curbed immune-system.