One of the great things about these #adayinthelife posts mean that whenever I read another one of your posts I'll read it in your voice.
Yep, Croyde Bay faces the North Atlantic ocean. Honestly, during peak summer it was fine. On the most exceptional of days you could get away without a wetsuit and just wear board shorts and a rash vest. But most of the time we would wear a wetsuit.
But dude, you don't even know! We sometimes used to go to the same beach in December-February of all months. We would kit up in full wetsuit, boots, gloves, and hats and ride the frigid waves for an hour or two. My dad, who would join us on his body board - complete with flippers to aid in speedy paddling - used to look hilarious. Especially as he had to ditch his glasses too. Good times.
Thank you for sharing. You say she went in to "failure" the next day and had to get a metal plate in her cheek. Is she alright now? Any long term damage? I mean... besides the unfortunate nickname..
Those types of moments seem to go on forever but also happen so quickly. I dig the visual of the helicopter. Good addition to the post.
This was awesome! Thank you rezzeJ
Sorry, I don't enunciate well sometimes. I said 'operating theatre' not 'failure,' fortunately. 'Surgery' probably would've been the better word to choose.
In terms of long-term damage, the injury also irreparable damaged a main nerve in her left cheek. As a result, the area around that cheek/mouth is permanently numb and she can't move it as well as she used to. There's a also minor 'stroke-like' (for lack of a better phrase) drooping on that side of the face. It's nothing major, it's the kind of thing that's not even noticeable nowadays. Not to me, anyway. But I know she is slightly self-conscious of it.
But apart from that she is all good.
I don't think it was your enunciating. I was listening on a phone without headphones, not an optimal listening condition. Especially with family noise in the background.
What a story though. Were you able to enjoy the helicopter ride or were you way too freaked out?
Well, when we got back to the camp site, the friends I'd made there - who were all at the beach at the time of the incident - were saying how there was some crazy kid waving to the crowd from the helicopter doors as all the chaos was going down.
So yes, I did manage to get some enjoyment out of the whole experience, haha. It was awesome in some ways. Probably not so much for my mum.