Down under 2

It's been a long few days, have arrived in Wulguru and am doing the family stops, seeing everyone over Easter. They're all very nice, a little loud and brash, but good hearted. The only ones that don't like my presence are the cats, Molly and Pushka, but they could just be sensing that I don't really like cats. Other than those two, everyone has been very welcoming, especially Liz, who is 'mothering' me and has been brilliant, which is a good thing indeed as I'm not well (no suprise there). I knew it would only be a matter of time before something bit or stung me that would be nasty. I thought i was getting away pretty easy on the 'nasties' front. I went swimming in a creek, where there are eels and crocs half a mile up. I wasn't the only one, around afternoon is a fairly safe time to swim and lots of kids and locals were swimming. It's safer swimming in aligator creek than the sea here! I would like to say I was bitten by something cool, but instead i've been got by some ants! I was fishing (caught an eel btw) and found myself attacked by them - and I've definitely come off worse than the ants. These ones (i can't remember their name) are really agressive, more so than the green one i got bitten by last week and are bright red and much bigger. The bites have given me flu like symptons and from my waist down it aches and of course the bites are very sore and itchy. I'm on some sort of tablets/medication that numbs the pain and makes me really drowsy. I am hoping by Thursday i should be back on my feet and will move on from family territory (as much as I like them, I prefer doing my own thing). I will probably have to cut out one of my trips now because of those bloody ants. I only have four more places I want to go...further into the outback, Sydney, Magnetic Island, and the Great Barrier Reef again, but until I feel better i wont be going anywhere :( In fact, I'm fairly impressed that I wrote this without falling asleep and i think i've spelt everything right.