Equine and NAVLE

I'm 2 weeks into my Equine rotation and Monday I have the NAVLE, so that'll be fun. Its been very tiring with the late evenings and nights on call, so I haven't been able to as much work as I'd like it, but what are you going to do! Here's hoping I dont have to re-sit the NAVLE again in April!

Back in Glasgow

I'm back in Glasgow, just enjoying these last few days off before I start my equine rotation (which will be totally insane) so really just working on vet prep to prepare for the NAVLE. Its been super rainy and windy, so truly back to the Scottish weather, and a big storm/hurricane thing blew in over the weekend so its been pretty miserable weather, at least I dont really have any reason to go outside much! Other than that pretty boring, we had people over last night, sort of a last time to see everyone before rotations start back up and then its Christmas!

Waiheke island

Today was my last full day in New Zealand if you can believe it! It's been quite a whirl wind and now it's about to end! I left the b&b in the morning and headed out to waiheke Island to go wine tasting. I perhaps left a Wee bit later than I should have but this weekend I was on vacation so what are you gonna do. I found a parking spot (no easy feat!) and got on the ferry to the island. It's quite a nice place, it rally reminds me of the Napa area a lot, the rolling hills and sunshine really looks like CA. I eventually made it to Te motu (missy's favourite winery) for lunch and a wine tasting. It didn't disappoint! I probably spent far too much time there but it was so lovely and I really had a grant time. Down the road there was another winery so I figured I'd stop there and have some more tasting while I was here. It wasn't as good, but everything was hip and cool so I figured it wouldn't be, but the view was lovely. Saw some beef cows, trees, really nice! I've ascertained that there are at least 2 vet clinics here that I've seen so always a possibility! I wish I could have spent more time here, but that's the way it goes! While I was waiting for the ferry I met a 15 year old girl who might come to CA ski was giving her my vast knowledge about CA high schools! Lol but she seemed nice she should totally go for it! I was probably talking her ear off bit she seemed to appreciate it anyway.

So then, because I'm an idiot, I took the wrong ferry back and ended up at a different port than where my car was, so I had to take a taxi back to my car which was a huge pain. I guess I'll know better next time!

Now I'm at the airport for a while before my flight leaves, doing some vet prep and rehydrating before my long flight! It's been a whirlwind trip but I think I'm ready to get back home and real life!

Done with work

I'm now done with my placement ad it was a great 2 weeks! While some things were a bit repetitive, the nature of the job, I got to see a lot of new things and they were really great to bring me to stuff. I got to develvet some deer, saw that surgery (last I heard that cow dislocated her hip so who knows how that'll go), my last day we saw a bunch of sick cows and I corecrly diagnosed all of them, I got to be the one to explain everything to the farmer, and on a cow that died we didn't field PM and were right about the diagnosis! So it was all very exciting!

Sat I really just explored around the coromandel, driving and occasionally stopping and just having a chill day wth no time constraints. The whole area is lovely and it was nice to see a lot of the area. I stopped to use a public toilet and while I was in there or played music! Quite fancy! I'm staying at a B&B in Thames and the town is small but the place is amazing! After where I was staying, which was fine for what I needed it's a palace! The Internet is still shite but in getting the picture that it is everywhere. The guy who runs the place gave me biscuits and some boozy baileys thing when I got there and he's really nice. AND there's a cow in my backyard! After driving all day I really just chilled on the porch and enjoyed the sun and the view and just relaxing really before I go back and everything starts up again. It may not have been the most exciting day but I thoroughly enjoyed it! I even got back to the room in time to watch the sun set, beautiful!