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Life is just too tranquil here. Nothing much happens. The tide goes out. The tide comes in. The sleepy dogs get up and wander around. The sun appears on schedule. Kate falls down a flight of fifteen steps and breaks her elbow. Hmmmm.... which one of those facts does not fit??

June 10 - Ilha Grande

Lasulo
2005-11-25 17:09:30

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Life is just too tranquil here. Nothing much happens. The tide goes out. The tide comes in. The sleepy dogs get up and wander around. The sun appears on schedule. Kate falls down a flight of fifteen steps and breaks her elbow. Hmmmm.... which one of those facts does not fit??

Yes, if you guessed the last when then you are a winner and get to be her nursemaid for the next five days... oooppppss, no that would be me, her travel partner.

Anyway, the events made for quite an adventure which will be a highlight of my sure now to be published travelogue about South America.

Title of this entry: Fifty Ways to Getting a Cast in Brazil

1. Another pleasant, sunny day in paradise and Kate gets up to go down for breakfast, misses a step, and plunges down fifteen steps.

2. I hear screams and run down the steps to see her on the ground.

3. After hearing Kate's anguished screams and realizing she was not faking it, we (Marco, the pousada owner, and an Australian guy, Mike) decide we need to walk her to the local clinic about 4 blocks away. (Bear in mind now, just to add to the drama, we are on an undeveloped island about an hour and a half ferry ride to the mainland and the nearest hospital)

4. Two steps and two screams later and we quickly change our minds and we try and call for the only police car in town.

5. Marco finds out that the police DO NOT HAVE A PHONE (if you can believe that) so Marco rides his bike to get them.

6. Kate screams out, "I cannot take the pain. Why can't I be you?" Odd that, because I have no desire to be her at this point time. When her mom brought her a whole new wardrobe two weeks ago, I, funnily enough, did want to be her.

7. Police arrive about 15 minutes later and take us to the clinic.

8. More screams - the kind of screams that make your toes curl.

9. Arrive at clinic and are let right in to the amused ...