Viva Argentina!
Rocky and I have now recovered from our tropical diseases. It has taken me this long to feel like writing about it.
I had Dengue Fever and was in and out of a Phuket hospital over a period of ten days. While I was in hospital Rocky managed to contract Chicken Pox. Chicken Pox???
Here we are in our respective weakened conditions...
So upon our return to Vancouver, Rocky had to spend almost a week in bed with fever and the spots. It was such a blow for us and we sincerely felt cursed. I felt like the world had chewed us up and spat us out.
It also seemed so ridiculous that we spent a wad of cash getting shots for Rabies and J. Encephalitis, only to have him get the Chicken Pox. The Chicken Pox vaccine would have been easy and most children get it these days.
I suggested to the Travel Clinic that that would be a simple question to ask people whether they’ve had it or not, but alas it’s a “family doctor” issue not a travel related one.
Hmm, doctors here haven’t seen it in at least 20 years yet Rocky catches it in Thailand. Definitely not travel related!
Anyway… rant, rant, rant. What would my Buddhist garden have to say about this? Oh yeah, something like “As you sow so you reap” or “Today is better than two tomorrows”. Yes!
We are trying to look ahead now, not dwell on the past. It is hard to have a wrench thrown into big plans, but as a few people here have reassured us… there is a reason for it all.
One of our reasons for coming back was family. It was hard to be so many, many miles away from everyone who cared about us when I was in the hospital. Phone calls were our lifeline—literally—as it was my dad that verbally ordered me back into the hospital after hearing the results of my blood tests, as well as my other symptoms.
So after my Dengue had subsided, my damaged liver had almost regenerated and we had rested up in a hotel in Phuket Town, we hopped back on a plane home.
We questioned for a moment whether it was necessary to come all the way home after I had seemingly recovered, but I knew at that point all I wanted was family, friends and the familiar.
On the plane from Hong Kong to Vancouver, aside from being delirious from lack of sleep and stressful travel, I was so full of emotion and happiness that we were coming home to everyone we loved.
We stayed first at my parents for a few days and then at Jon’s parents, which is where he first started to feel his fever come on. He spent about a week in bed there.
After staying at our parents’ we made a beeline for Hornby Island, where we fully chilled out for about ten days. Sis ‘n law Jenny joined us for a while, as well as Ian (the best man), Becky and some of her friends.
Hornby was the perfect place to relax. We had breakfast’s at Jan’s Café, went for hikes up Mt Geoffrey, and did lots of fireside lounging.
After Hornby, we moved to a few different house sitting gigs in Vancouver; one in a West End apartment with Meeka the Countess, one in a Cambie coach house with DeeDee the Lion Cat, and lastly a fantastic mansion on the hill above Spanish Banks.
We were truly lucky and thankful to have all of these places to stay over our two months in Vancouver. Rocky did a month’s work at his old job at Western Post and I did a little work for a client as well.
During our time in Vancouver, we also did a few touristy things like head up to Whistler, rent bikes on the sea wall, as well as catch up with friends. It was good to fully rest up and plot a new course for the Honeymoon.
So our next stop is Argentina!
We are currently in Montreal where we have stayed a few days to break up the trip and we fly out tonight to Buenos Aires. On June 20, we return to Montreal to spend three weeks here for Jazz Fest and Comedy Fest.
We are excited about the trip and have received lots of promising tips for what to do in Argentina and Montreal. We welcome any other ideas from any of you!
I am especially excited that we do not need to worry about any mosquito-borne illnesses there, as long as we avoid the northern part of the country.
We are looking forward to exploring hip Buenos Aires, taking a tango class or two, visiting the Mendoza wine region, braving cooler weather in Patagonia, and maybe even Tierra del Fuego. Apparently the Argentine people are very friendly and full of life, too!
Hasta pronto, amigos!
I had Dengue Fever and was in and out of a Phuket hospital over a period of ten days. While I was in hospital Rocky managed to contract Chicken Pox. Chicken Pox???
Here we are in our respective weakened conditions...
So upon our return to Vancouver, Rocky had to spend almost a week in bed with fever and the spots. It was such a blow for us and we sincerely felt cursed. I felt like the world had chewed us up and spat us out.
It also seemed so ridiculous that we spent a wad of cash getting shots for Rabies and J. Encephalitis, only to have him get the Chicken Pox. The Chicken Pox vaccine would have been easy and most children get it these days.
I suggested to the Travel Clinic that that would be a simple question to ask people whether they’ve had it or not, but alas it’s a “family doctor” issue not a travel related one.
Hmm, doctors here haven’t seen it in at least 20 years yet Rocky catches it in Thailand. Definitely not travel related!
Anyway… rant, rant, rant. What would my Buddhist garden have to say about this? Oh yeah, something like “As you sow so you reap” or “Today is better than two tomorrows”. Yes!
We are trying to look ahead now, not dwell on the past. It is hard to have a wrench thrown into big plans, but as a few people here have reassured us… there is a reason for it all.
One of our reasons for coming back was family. It was hard to be so many, many miles away from everyone who cared about us when I was in the hospital. Phone calls were our lifeline—literally—as it was my dad that verbally ordered me back into the hospital after hearing the results of my blood tests, as well as my other symptoms.
So after my Dengue had subsided, my damaged liver had almost regenerated and we had rested up in a hotel in Phuket Town, we hopped back on a plane home.
We questioned for a moment whether it was necessary to come all the way home after I had seemingly recovered, but I knew at that point all I wanted was family, friends and the familiar.
On the plane from Hong Kong to Vancouver, aside from being delirious from lack of sleep and stressful travel, I was so full of emotion and happiness that we were coming home to everyone we loved.
We stayed first at my parents for a few days and then at Jon’s parents, which is where he first started to feel his fever come on. He spent about a week in bed there.
After staying at our parents’ we made a beeline for Hornby Island, where we fully chilled out for about ten days. Sis ‘n law Jenny joined us for a while, as well as Ian (the best man), Becky and some of her friends.
Hornby was the perfect place to relax. We had breakfast’s at Jan’s Café, went for hikes up Mt Geoffrey, and did lots of fireside lounging.
After Hornby, we moved to a few different house sitting gigs in Vancouver; one in a West End apartment with Meeka the Countess, one in a Cambie coach house with DeeDee the Lion Cat, and lastly a fantastic mansion on the hill above Spanish Banks.
We were truly lucky and thankful to have all of these places to stay over our two months in Vancouver. Rocky did a month’s work at his old job at Western Post and I did a little work for a client as well.
During our time in Vancouver, we also did a few touristy things like head up to Whistler, rent bikes on the sea wall, as well as catch up with friends. It was good to fully rest up and plot a new course for the Honeymoon.
So our next stop is Argentina!
We are currently in Montreal where we have stayed a few days to break up the trip and we fly out tonight to Buenos Aires. On June 20, we return to Montreal to spend three weeks here for Jazz Fest and Comedy Fest.
We are excited about the trip and have received lots of promising tips for what to do in Argentina and Montreal. We welcome any other ideas from any of you!
I am especially excited that we do not need to worry about any mosquito-borne illnesses there, as long as we avoid the northern part of the country.
We are looking forward to exploring hip Buenos Aires, taking a tango class or two, visiting the Mendoza wine region, braving cooler weather in Patagonia, and maybe even Tierra del Fuego. Apparently the Argentine people are very friendly and full of life, too!
Hasta pronto, amigos!
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