Most of you have read about the New Zealand trip and all its trials and tribulations. On reflection it was a real experience and something I do plan to do again. There is another company who set up base camp at the bottom right next to the ice. No hills! Sounds like the trip for me and these worn knees.
After the trip I had booked a short flight from Wanaka to Christchurch for the return home. What I didn't plan was the thick fog that left us stuck at Wanaka airport for hours.
When the plane finally arrived it was much smaller then I imagined.
Another George was the jack of all trades at the tiny Wanaka airport. He checked you in,tagged you bags. Gave out the boarding pass which had a gate number...very funny,there's only one door out. He then used the PA to tell us our flight was boarding. The whole airport is no bigger then a lounge room so he could have just spoken to us. Prob got to follow procedure. Then George walks from behind his counter to the gate and scans the boarding pass he just gave us! Very funny. He should have had different hats to wear. George must be the standard name for nice blokes in NZ.
The views are still spectacular and it won't be long till I go back for an extended holiday in this lovely place.
The entertainment didn't end once back in Christchurch. All of a sudden a siren sounded in the airport and everyone was ordered to evacuate the buildings! Just a false alarm.
Thanks again New Zealand.
Here is a photo of my uke and a kiwi just as proof I did have it with me.
Since my return to Melbourne I have done as promises and headed off to have my shoulder looked over. An x ray and ultra sound were done and the news is not that good. I had been hoping it was just tendinitis or minor impingement but no such luck. I have a tear in my supraspinatus tendon, just over 1cm long and wide. So basically a torn rotor cuff! Damn it! The prob is the chances of a heal without surgery is about a 40-50%. I've been to a sports medicine doctor who specializes in shoulders and he's injected cortisone into the joint to lessen the inflammation to allow me to do physio relatively pain free.
Time will tell if I can repair it with treatment or it's surgery and a long recovery. Surely uke playing is good therapy.
Till next time. Just under four weeks till USA so stay tuned.
Uke complete me!
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