Monday, April 28, 2025

Wound in the Salt

The other DrC is on a low-sodium diet for blood pressure reasons, and decades ago she became allergic to a common component of many blood pressure drugs. So she is truly careful about how much salt she eats and it works, her blood pressure is controlled. 

Cruise ship dining rooms are uniformly cooperative with her dietary restrictions. However, today and tomorrow we are on the Norwegian economy and, when we sought supper she could eat, locals looked at her and said, or implied, we don’t do low sodium. I am reminded this is where salt cod was produced wholesale and shipped all over the world.

She is bummed. I think she is sorry we did the extension that put us on the train this morning. We could have flown to Oslo, and thence home today and saved some money and hassle. I don’t blame her, she’s trying to stay healthy and I totally support that. Oh, well, the vagaries of international travel ….

Meanwhile, on a less serious note, my scraggly beard continues to sprout. It will be Thursday morning before I can shave it off. I’ll probably look like Gabby Hayes playing the old prospector, maybe I’ll get a picture if it’s ugly enough to be funny.