Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

This is a story of strength, determination and perseverance of the strongest woman I know. All movie rights are owned by me. A lovely afternoon hike to the lower falls turned into a near death experience. Ok, it was only an ankle twist but the scream let out on the way to the ground was the best Wilhelm scream I have heard to date. I expected the worst.

The rock (antagonist) protruded out of the ground at such an angle that my wife (protagonist) stood little chance. Her ankle collapsed immediately upon contact and the following was like a controlled demolition taking place right before my eyes. One ankle down, then an almost catch and re stabilization, only to have that ankle fail spectacularly. The whole house of cards began to wobble and crash, down to the knees, then elbows and finally wrists. Like a Transformer getting ready to transform and roll out, she crumpled and folded until she hit the ground with a thud. The sound effects I got were more groaning and swearing, than the cool Autobot rollout sounds that took place in my head. It all happened in slow motion.

Like all great stories, she survived, managed to overcome the pain/fear and slowly transformed back to her human form. A light dusting later and we triumphantly carried on to our destination. Not going to lie, I thought we might have to turn back. Not my wife, she won't let a little broken ankle get in the way of a vacation view of waterfalls. Not today, walk it off. I think they should cast Hillary Swank. I'll obviously be played by Dwayne Johnson.