iPhone's demise and eventual ressurection

So many villages have preserved examples of the communal "Lavoir" in this part of France. I liked this one so much I thought I would actually use it to wash my clothes and I thought I would document it for the blog.

This last picture is of the little soap dish that is built in to the wall.

Anyway, I set up my iPhone with the intention of having it take a little sequence of images of me washing tee shirts and as I turned around there was a little gust of wind and I heard a "Ploop" sound as the phone fell into the water!! AARRGGHH I cursed and yelled. Jeremy came running thinking I had done something awful, which I had, and I was forced to strip off and climb into the water.
Searching about in the mud with my toes I found the phone which seemed to be working except after a few seconds the flashlight came on and the screen began to do odd things. Finally the apple of death arrived and the phone packed up.

After wondering what the heck to do with it and how to get the pictures out of it Jeremy suggested shoving it into the bag of long-grain rice that we had with us and left it there.

The next day I was able to plug it in and remove all the pictures (Phew!) and today, several days later I have charged it and tested both cameras which were full of water but now which work again.

Yay for rice! And yes, the water was freezing!!