So, good news: The reason I was gone for a few days from the internet was because I was celebrating my 1 year anniversery with my girlfriend in a small mountain cabin. No internet, but it was fine- We had fun hiking and playing in the river.

And an amazing river it was-The ENTIRE bottom of it was rock, so the water was crystal clear!

I also discovered, when I slipped, that the rocks are very sharp in some places, and that sandals do not offer any protection when they go to one side of the rock and your foot goes to the other-

Thankfully, while deep enough to necessitate an ER visit (which was nearby, yay!), the cut wasn't THAT deep-I didn't need stitches. I just have to keep it cleaned, some antibiotics on it, and keep an eye out for infection.

So, next time, aqua shoes.