Man down, but not out !!

John came down with sore throat, cough and fever.  We hit the pause button, letting him recover and working our logistics options.  Our contingency plans revolve around the assumption that our itinerary operates at a fixed rate, what we miss, we miss.  Except Math.  Math never stops or pauses, you have to keep going—we are on proportions and distance/ rate/ time problems.  Good practice for the current situation.  If a train travels north from Krakow at 100km/hr, and another train travels south at 90km/hr, when will they be 100km apart ?  John can do that :). We are calculating what point makes the most sense to rejoin the movie in progress, along with a backup option, or two. 

Let’s close with a joke, and it really happened.  A guy walks into a bar.  He (I) asks for a ginger ale for his son who doesn’t feel well.  The bartender and the waitress and a short order cook all argue with each other in Polish, ask questions, then return with a dish of finely minced fresh ginger, very proud of their effort.  The guy thanks them profusely but says he is looking for a drink. There is more commotion and discussion in Polish.  Then they ask for the recipe—the guy clarifies that it is a drink like coca cola that you buy, and everyone gives up.  The guy takes a glass of coca cola to his son, but wonders if it would have been better to put the fresh minced ginger into sparkling water and add a bit of sugar.

John is a trooper, he will be fine and we will get back on the ride soon!  Stay tuned.