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Hello there,

i spent last weekend at the so-called "Meer der Wiener" (literally the ocean of the Viennese), i.e., at Lake Neusiedl. It's a quite shallow and relatively large lake close to Vienna, on the border of Austria and Hungary. I was there with a group of friends, camping directly at the lake. Good weather, nice swimming, lots of fun.

Only one drawback: mosquitos. The area with all the nature, water and reed is famous for having lots of mosquitos. And the last couple of weeks supported this by offering the perfect breeding weather for them little basterds. I took some insect repellent with me but the bastards seem to especially like my blood. Or at least they liked mine more than the blood of the people around me.
Monday morning i counted 19 mosquito bites just on the back of my right hand. So, i decided i really wanted some numbers here: i let a friend count the stitches on my back. She stopped at about 170, but that was far from all, so right now i have more than 200 mosquito bites on my back. Feet look also like i would have chickenpox, all red dots and so on. Funny except for a little bit - or quite some - itching.

I feel like if i go donate blood now there wouldn't be much left inside me :-P

Enjoy summer, people!

Cheers
CGA