In hospital for perhaps two weeks

What do you do when you are stuck in hospital for perhaps two weeks and there is no, wait for it, internet connection available.

Personally, I am lucky in many ways as I have my eReader with me which means that I have all my eBooks with me too. I also have blogs etc on board it, which, surprisingly, update as and when there is an update available. That’s great but it would also be good to have internet access with your laptop as well, so that you could remain in contact with your friends, or if an idea came into your head you could follow it through on the internet, at no cost to the NHS, or yourself,  whatsoever. If you were able to remain in work while in hospital then there would be no time off sick and therefore no loss of earnings.

Here in the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, in sunny northern Scotland, we are told that things are on the change. Supposedly, in December of this year, there will be internet access across the board for firstly the staff working here and  secondly, the patients who can remain here for large periods of time with nothing but the copy of the Scotsman that they arrived with and a magazine about fishing that they used to get every month.

I live about three hundred miles north in the Shetland Islands, which is an absolutely gorgeous place to live, but it is very small so there is no more than purely basic medical services available. This means that you go down to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for attention to your problem when necessary and that is where I am at present.

I must admit that I’m wallowing in the care being taken but miss access to the internet terribly. As I said earlier, this will change, hopefully in December when Internet access is provided across the hospital for all and sundry to enjoy.

The staff all care very well for me but the internet will make the difference.

Yesterdays walk

Yesterday, it was warm and calm in Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. It wasn’t sunny but you can’t have everything, can you.

I had some business to attend to, and once that was done there was about four hours to waste so I thought and thought and thought about it. Most of the thoughts revolved around the pub but I held tight and stayed away. In doing so, not only did I save money but I stayed sober too.

I took a walk down to the museum and looked around the docks that they control. In the first area there was one boat in particular that broke my heart. It has obviously done a lot of work in its life and is now tied up in the dock, enjoying retirement.

            I walked along and there were some fishing boats from the 19^th century, known as sixereens, pulled out of the water and obviously done up and painted. It must have been very hard work to use that sort of boat to go fishing in. There again, at that time it was the best that they had.

I'm very glad that it wasn't my job :))

Now, that's a morning well spent

I've been beside the Atlantic all morning and it's been a morning well spent indeed. The sun has beamed down the whole time which helps my skin, no ointment at this rate. It's amazing the good a bit of sun does for you.

I was just thinking that some time spent on the shore with a fishing rod would be good. A bit of fresh ocean air, perhaps a suntan and with any luck it'll be fish for lunch too. These ideas are making me pretty hungry!!!

Better get the rod out ;))

Broken day

It's going to be a rather broken day today, I'm afraid. I have to pop into town, Lerwick, here in Shetland, to deliver a letter and unfortunately that will cost me the day. There is a bus into town that leaves here at 10.00am and there is a bus that will get me home for 17.00 and that is the best on offer on a Thursday.

I'm hoping that I can make use of my time in town. As it is a good morning here, hopefully it will be at least the same when I get there. If it is, then once business is dealt with, I fancy a wander down to the harbour and a good look around to see which boats are in. There may be none, they might well be out fishing but I'll find out when I'm there.

I hope that the sun stays out too.