I will be venturing to Manuel Antonio this weekend for my last(?) adventure in Costa Rica. I will be going with the whole group that is at CCS presently. I am very exciting. MA was one of the places on my MUST SEE list. I don't know if I will be able to see everything as I had hope due to my leg injuries, but the beach there is fabulous, and no matter my condition I can lay on a beach. I will update on Monday on all the wild nights, sights and fun I have while there!
PURA VIDA!
10/30/2008
Everything is A-Okay!
Just a quick status report on my injuries from the icky ATV accident I had last week. I still have scrapes and my bruises are quite something to view, but gratefully I will not have any lasting damage, nor will I have to have knee surgery upon my return to US. I had an ultrasound on my knee this evening and it should no tears in the ligaments in my knee (as feared), just a lot of swelling. So yay! I get my stitches out next Monday and after that I should be just fine. I am so relieved and happy about the outcome. This could have been a whole different ball game. There are few times when I seriously happy about being a "big girl" but this is one of those times when I rejoice for my strength and size, for without, I may have truly been broken.
Here are the pics of how things are today:
10/28/2008
Miramar Adventure Weekend
OMG! I should have known that my accident prone ass should NEVER have gotten on an ATV.
After what was a glorious weekend trip, I ended up in a 3rd world hospital with a severely banged up right leg, scrapes, cuts and bruises cover my entire body, wondering if something was broken and how the heck were they gonna close the gaping hole in my leg.
Ok, I'm sure you'd like some background info:
Friday, me and my CCS friends headed to Miramar, Costa Rica for a weekend stay at Hotel Vista Golfo. The adventure park/hotel has one of the best zip lines in the world. We got an excellent package deal for the weekend that included our room for 2 nights, 2 dinners, 2 breakfast and a yummy lunch, along with the zip line tour and an ATV tour in the cloud forest. We did the zip on Saturday and my oh my it was spectacular! We zipped back and forth through the rainforest on 25 lines, over 11 waterfalls, and did 2 rapels down waterfalls. It was like nothing else!
We returned to the hotel for lunch and relaxed for the afternoon, watching the sunset and drinking Imperials. We took advantage of the lovely weather and spring fed pool. Definately a cool honeymoon spot... except I was with 3 (awesome) girls. But for future reference....
sunday, we got up for breakfast and were super pumped for our ATV tour. I was prepared for some serious adventure, but understood that fourwheeling has inherent risks. However, we were all beginners and they definately DID NOT take us on a beginners tour. We encountered some very rough terrain, that was near impossible to navigate. About half way through the tour, my accident happened. I was zooming up a hill trying to get over all the bumps, craters and rocks, when my ATV sharply veered left and up a slope. Well I didn't make it over the slope, instead my ATV rolled back and the toppled on me. I managed to push it off of me and probably had some minor scrapes and a damaged ego at that point, but what happened next is totally whack. Just as I was about the right myself and check for injuries another ATV came zooming down the hill at me and I was RUN OVER. Turns out the guide had jumped off his ATV to help me but forgot(?)to lock his brake and his ATV came charging back down the hill right at me. I really thought I was a goner. It was sooooooooooo scary. After a few moments, I was able to sit up carefully and thankfully discovered that I did not have a broken neck or back. I could wiggle my toes and my fingers, but I was in A LOT of pain. I bleeding all over the place, but had a gusher coming out of my right leg. You could see straight to the bone and it was horribly gross. I knew I needed to get to a hospital. I could not walk.
Ok, so there is more to this story from that point, but it's tedious. Basically I slowly made it to an ambulance which took me to a hospital about 30 minutes away. It was a dirty, horrible, scary place and I NEVER want to go there again. I was x-rayed and stitched up (poorly) and sent on my way. My friends and I ended up taking a taxi back to Cuidad Quesada (our Costa Rica home). Once home I went to the private hospital and recieved the proper treatment for all of my injuries. I'm still very much recovering but what a horrible scare. It has put a damper on my trip of course, but I'm very glad to be alive and I know I will be ok.
pictures will be posted soon. cuz I know how everyone loves a good war wound pic.
xo PURA VIDA!
After what was a glorious weekend trip, I ended up in a 3rd world hospital with a severely banged up right leg, scrapes, cuts and bruises cover my entire body, wondering if something was broken and how the heck were they gonna close the gaping hole in my leg.
Ok, I'm sure you'd like some background info:
Friday, me and my CCS friends headed to Miramar, Costa Rica for a weekend stay at Hotel Vista Golfo. The adventure park/hotel has one of the best zip lines in the world. We got an excellent package deal for the weekend that included our room for 2 nights, 2 dinners, 2 breakfast and a yummy lunch, along with the zip line tour and an ATV tour in the cloud forest. We did the zip on Saturday and my oh my it was spectacular! We zipped back and forth through the rainforest on 25 lines, over 11 waterfalls, and did 2 rapels down waterfalls. It was like nothing else!
We returned to the hotel for lunch and relaxed for the afternoon, watching the sunset and drinking Imperials. We took advantage of the lovely weather and spring fed pool. Definately a cool honeymoon spot... except I was with 3 (awesome) girls. But for future reference....
sunday, we got up for breakfast and were super pumped for our ATV tour. I was prepared for some serious adventure, but understood that fourwheeling has inherent risks. However, we were all beginners and they definately DID NOT take us on a beginners tour. We encountered some very rough terrain, that was near impossible to navigate. About half way through the tour, my accident happened. I was zooming up a hill trying to get over all the bumps, craters and rocks, when my ATV sharply veered left and up a slope. Well I didn't make it over the slope, instead my ATV rolled back and the toppled on me. I managed to push it off of me and probably had some minor scrapes and a damaged ego at that point, but what happened next is totally whack. Just as I was about the right myself and check for injuries another ATV came zooming down the hill at me and I was RUN OVER. Turns out the guide had jumped off his ATV to help me but forgot(?)to lock his brake and his ATV came charging back down the hill right at me. I really thought I was a goner. It was sooooooooooo scary. After a few moments, I was able to sit up carefully and thankfully discovered that I did not have a broken neck or back. I could wiggle my toes and my fingers, but I was in A LOT of pain. I bleeding all over the place, but had a gusher coming out of my right leg. You could see straight to the bone and it was horribly gross. I knew I needed to get to a hospital. I could not walk.
Ok, so there is more to this story from that point, but it's tedious. Basically I slowly made it to an ambulance which took me to a hospital about 30 minutes away. It was a dirty, horrible, scary place and I NEVER want to go there again. I was x-rayed and stitched up (poorly) and sent on my way. My friends and I ended up taking a taxi back to Cuidad Quesada (our Costa Rica home). Once home I went to the private hospital and recieved the proper treatment for all of my injuries. I'm still very much recovering but what a horrible scare. It has put a damper on my trip of course, but I'm very glad to be alive and I know I will be ok.
pictures will be posted soon. cuz I know how everyone loves a good war wound pic.
xo PURA VIDA!
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