Please note this post contains a graphic picture of an injury. It is not bloody or gory, just a little icky.
So this is not the way I intended I intended to start off the new year. A couple of weeks ago I had decided to come back to the blog full force unfortunately though accidents do happen. My hubby is an attorney and works many long hours during the week, when he gets home and even on weekends. So I decided to steal him away and head for the coast for a long overdue getaway. Originally I has planned to head up to San Francisco. SF is really beautiful during the holidays as Union Square and Macys is decorated for Christmas. But then I remembered the crowds and thought something a little more low-key would be in order. My hubby has never been to Hearst Castle so I thought it would be fun to do a tour and then stay in Morro Bay.
The weekend went as planned, but accidents will happen. As I was shooting pics, I was hit by a rogue wave.
Yup that’s her! Check out the water at the base. There was so much water and force behind this wave. Needless to say I was soaked! But as I turned to get away from this nasty wave I was knocked to the ground against the rocks. And this is what happened.
I do have to give myself a pat on the back for this picture though…I held out until the last second before I tried to turn and run.
You would think that that was the worst thing that happened. But, I also sustained a fractured hip and damage to my knee, though we don’t know exactly how much damage to the knee yet. Though it has been 2 weeks since the accident (December 21st) I am able to hobble around on crutches and hopefully I will be able to bear weight on it and walk within a couple of more. By that time I think I will be having surgery on my finger, as all the ligaments were torn.
Even though all this happened, I am grateful for 2 things. The first was that I did have the sense enough to turn and try to get away from the wave. Had I not, things might have been different as I would have been sent backwards with my head into the rocks. Second, Riley was not with me. I would hate to think of what might have happened to her if she had been there.
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Oh dear, that is so scary! I hope you are doing much better by now. I’ve been trying to catch up on things since the holidays and had all of your posts saved to come back and read. I’m glad to hear you are OK and that you’ve gotten back on track with the blog like you wanted to anyway!
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Oh how awful!! I hope you get that finger fixed up real soon. My husband always says “Respect the ocean. Never turn your back on it”. I think I get it now.
ohhh .. I was being very respectful… staying high, not scrambling on the rocks below. But in this case when I did turn my back it saved my life….it’s just one of those unfortunate accidents 😉
Holy crap! I wasn’t expecting that, I really don’t know what I was expecting, but certainly not that. Such a scary incident, I hope you’re feeling better. It’s a really beautiful shot by the way.
lol… just think of what I thought when I saw it…. i really thought I was dying! lol
wow.. I mean.. wow.. so glad that is all that happened.. those waves can be really bad. Purrs for a quick recovery
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Oh Christine I am so sorry to hear (and see) this. I can’t imagine what was going through your head while this happened. I am so happy to hear you’re going to be okay. So scary!
Oh my goodness! That looks so painful! I’m so glad you didn’t sustain worse injuries than you did – I saw your crutches in an Instagram photo and wondered what happened. That really stinks…I hope you got to enjoy some of your vacation before the accident 🙁
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It was… things are much better now. Though I still am hobbling around. Yes we had a great time before the accident, but missed a killer brewery tour of the Firestone Walker Brewery on Sunday 🙁
Oh my goodness! Thankfully you turned to get away…even though you were hurt, it could have been worse. I must say, the photo of the wave is amazing!
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Thank you. I am just glad the camera was okay… it’s amazing the hit it took. Though I wont be going on another trip for a bit, I’ll live through all your awesome pinterest pins of exotic locations!!
Well, you were right that it’s a fantastic shot of that wave! BUT I’m not sure that it was worth the damage to your self – I hope you are healing well my friend. We’ve all been purring for you! I too am thankful that sweet Riley wasn’t with you on that rock! Take care of yourself xxx. PS. Are you going to Nashville in May?
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Thanks for the purring….I’ve never slept so much in all my life. I guess getting beat up will do that to you. And yes… Nashville is in our sights 🙂