I’ve been away for a few days.
We went camping, at a nice coastal tent park about 2-5 hours’ drive south of Brisbane. Been there several times, including last year with the family of school friend of mine, and they came with us again this time. Our elder sons are the same age and they play together. Had a good time for a couple of days – except …..
After our first night we awoke to find out that my friend had been up with vomiting & diarrhoea. He was out of action for most of the day, feeling nauseous & weak, and more vomiting. Poor guy. The next day he was ok apart from some stomach cramps. I spent the whole two days hoping none of our family would catch it. But we then had a nice day without anybody being sick. That night my wife got up a couple of times to go to the toilet. When we awoke in the morning - you guessed it – she was not well! She’d had diarrhoea and then vomited in then morning, and felt nauseous and without energy. Oh no! And this was the day we had to pack up and go home, with our two kids. I knew then that it would be a long journey to make it home.
My friend & his family left earlier than us (which I was not happy about - long story, which I may or may not go into later [depending on whether or not u want to hear me bitch about my friend’s wife!]), and it started to rain soon after that. Basically for the next 1.5 hours it rained on & off, we were in & out of the tent, then sitting outside or in the car, while I packed up the stuff and the tent. Oh yes, and my poor wife vomited once more! Plus our son said he was feeling unwell. I took down half of our 2-room tent while my wife rested in the other half. Then my wife sat with our daughter in a chair under a tree while I took down the rest of the tent as a little more rain started. I knew we’d have to take the tent out again at home to dry, so I just quickly folded it and bundled & squeezed it & the final things into the back of the car and closed & locked the hatch before anything fell out! The kids were in the crowded car and my wife made on final trip to the toilet before leaving. I went to start the car for the drive home, thinking a big part of the hard work out of the way; then I turned the key and NOTHING: the car battery was dead!! FUC#!!! - that’s all we needed!
Fortunately another camper had jumper leads and we were able to start our car off his battery. So then we just had to drive home for about 2.5 hours, hoping nobody else got diarrhoea or had to vomit on the way and that we didn’t need to stop the engine along the way without risking the car not starting again. Luckily our daughter slept, and my son and wife rested without needing to throw up as we drove mostly in the rain.
After an hour or more of driving we were on a busy road at the Gold Coast when my son said he felt like he wanted to throw up! I pulled over onto a patch of grass, but he couldn’t throw up. We went a little further before stopping at a service station so our daughter could be fed. I took my son for a walk & to get some food. After a half-hour stop we got back on the highway. There was more rain but fortunately nobody needed to be sick or get out of the car again, and we and the car eventually made it home ok and in one piece. What an odyssey!
My wife went to bed and I stayed up with the kids and got some of the car unpacked. Late in the afternoon, our son felt ill again & soon had a large vomit followed by some diarrhoea, and then some more vomiting after a bath. He went to bed early but continued to fell bad and occasionally vomit, or dry-reach (his stomach being virtually empty) throughout the night. Fortunately he seems to be ok today, as does my wife – not 100% of course but no more vomiting. I have been thinking it’s inevitable that I get it … but not yet – hope it stays that way; likewise for our daughter!
Phew … what a day! We had a great time prior to that, and fortunately we got through it & home ok in the end. I tell ya – these things make u appreciate home!
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We went camping, at a nice coastal tent park about 2-5 hours’ drive south of Brisbane. Been there several times, including last year with the family of school friend of mine, and they came with us again this time. Our elder sons are the same age and they play together. Had a good time for a couple of days – except …..
After our first night we awoke to find out that my friend had been up with vomiting & diarrhoea. He was out of action for most of the day, feeling nauseous & weak, and more vomiting. Poor guy. The next day he was ok apart from some stomach cramps. I spent the whole two days hoping none of our family would catch it. But we then had a nice day without anybody being sick. That night my wife got up a couple of times to go to the toilet. When we awoke in the morning - you guessed it – she was not well! She’d had diarrhoea and then vomited in then morning, and felt nauseous and without energy. Oh no! And this was the day we had to pack up and go home, with our two kids. I knew then that it would be a long journey to make it home.
My friend & his family left earlier than us (which I was not happy about - long story, which I may or may not go into later [depending on whether or not u want to hear me bitch about my friend’s wife!]), and it started to rain soon after that. Basically for the next 1.5 hours it rained on & off, we were in & out of the tent, then sitting outside or in the car, while I packed up the stuff and the tent. Oh yes, and my poor wife vomited once more! Plus our son said he was feeling unwell. I took down half of our 2-room tent while my wife rested in the other half. Then my wife sat with our daughter in a chair under a tree while I took down the rest of the tent as a little more rain started. I knew we’d have to take the tent out again at home to dry, so I just quickly folded it and bundled & squeezed it & the final things into the back of the car and closed & locked the hatch before anything fell out! The kids were in the crowded car and my wife made on final trip to the toilet before leaving. I went to start the car for the drive home, thinking a big part of the hard work out of the way; then I turned the key and NOTHING: the car battery was dead!! FUC#!!! - that’s all we needed!
Fortunately another camper had jumper leads and we were able to start our car off his battery. So then we just had to drive home for about 2.5 hours, hoping nobody else got diarrhoea or had to vomit on the way and that we didn’t need to stop the engine along the way without risking the car not starting again. Luckily our daughter slept, and my son and wife rested without needing to throw up as we drove mostly in the rain.
After an hour or more of driving we were on a busy road at the Gold Coast when my son said he felt like he wanted to throw up! I pulled over onto a patch of grass, but he couldn’t throw up. We went a little further before stopping at a service station so our daughter could be fed. I took my son for a walk & to get some food. After a half-hour stop we got back on the highway. There was more rain but fortunately nobody needed to be sick or get out of the car again, and we and the car eventually made it home ok and in one piece. What an odyssey!
My wife went to bed and I stayed up with the kids and got some of the car unpacked. Late in the afternoon, our son felt ill again & soon had a large vomit followed by some diarrhoea, and then some more vomiting after a bath. He went to bed early but continued to fell bad and occasionally vomit, or dry-reach (his stomach being virtually empty) throughout the night. Fortunately he seems to be ok today, as does my wife – not 100% of course but no more vomiting. I have been thinking it’s inevitable that I get it … but not yet – hope it stays that way; likewise for our daughter!
Phew … what a day! We had a great time prior to that, and fortunately we got through it & home ok in the end. I tell ya – these things make u appreciate home!
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posted by fergal at 11:18 PM
5 Comments:
Oh!-your poor fanily!!! What a classic holiday from hell!! And do tell the bitchy story, that would be good, please :).
me being a woman, wud love to hear the bitch tale ;-)
Im sorry abt ur not-so-sunshiney break but hey we need some of these to admire a better break..dun we :)
TC
Keshi.
I'm all one for a good bitchy tale myself!!
And thanks for the comments on my blog!!
thanx to the 3 of u once again for your nice comments.
ok - i will spill the bitchiness beans! but let me type out the background first ... may take me 'til tomorrow cos i got something to finish at work this afternoon.
and i am definitely feeling low-energy (plus a sporting injury - another story!), but so far i haven't had vomiting or diarrhea - fingers corssed it stays that way! but i need my energy back for the next 2 days at work, & to keep up with our kids!
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Fergal be well.
Keshi.
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