So, it’s been a while. That’s how it’s been. It has also been a busy while.
My nephew turned one, my brother and his partner moved into their first home, we all went to Rarotonga for their wedding and in four days I turn twenty two.
Here’s a photo from the wedding:
Love my family!
Rarotonga was amazing! We spent the time relaxing and seeing the Island. We arrived on Thursday. On Friday we took a bus ride into their main village to go shopping. Friday night my brother in law, one of the couples on the trip and I went on a night life tour of the Island. The wedding was on Saturday, we all spent the day relaxing, and swimming – most relaxed wedding I've ever attended. Sunday came and we went and hired scooters. These were so much fun, we drove round the island then us four who went on the night life tour went off on our own.
Then Monday came. Us four woke up early to go for one last ride around the island and I ended up getting injured. As much as the island is round, there is only one real corner. I lost my balance and could feel myself falling. I knew I had the option between coming off completely or putting my feet down to try and save myself. My feet went down, I regained my balance, I looked down at my feet and had to stop. I had ripped a good 1mm deep, 1 inch long and wide strip of skin off my left big toe, and small amount off my right big toe and a patch off my heel on my left leg.
From the time this happened we had half an hour before we needed to be on the bus for the boat cruise we were going on for the day. So, luckily, the car we had hired had not been returned, so another person came in the car to get me and take my scooter back and the car took me back to the resort where my mama was waiting. She cleaned me up and we made it to the bus.
The boat cruise was beautiful, I was gutted I couldn’t go snorkelling though – I didn’t want to risk getting caught on the coral with the luck I had had that morning. We ate lunch on an island off Raro, and got taught some things by the locals running the cruise – how to climb a coconut tree, how to get the juice and cream out of the coconut, and how to tie sarongs. It was a wicked day.
We came home on the Tuesday, arriving back in NZ Wednesday 10pm. Thursday morning Mum and I went to the doctor. They re-dressed my wounds, having to shave some of the skin off one – but they were looking good. Went back Friday and they were still looking good. When I went back Saturday morning I had to get IV antibiotics because I had cellulitis. It’s much better now, but I’m off work till Wednesday and have to keep my legs elevated – so boring.
Well that’s me for now.
