Thanks Ariel. Yes back in HK for one month and then to the US to spend time eith my Mom and go camping on the West Coast and in Hawaii. And yes, I fell in love with Australia so will defintely be back. Maybe we can meet someday.

It’s a sad goodbye to Tassie as I sit in Melbourne waiting to board the plane to Hong Kong. What an amazing trip on so many levels.

With tegard to tx, my ALT is normal. First time in 16 years. Still waiting for the results or viral load but expecting undetected.

Road to Freycinet is now newly paved and one of the best 2 lanes I have driven down here. I feel very lucky to have this time here. One alternative I was considering was to.go to the US and get heslth insurance there. Bu after investigation I realized that I would spend a min of 12kUS before even starting to wrangle with the insurance companies. That compounde by the fact that I will be on medicare next year which surely would not cover the meds because I am not sick.enough made the situation complicated and uncertain.

It is teally a pity that something that is so straightforward should have so many barriers for people. Enough of the rant. If I can figurevout how to.post photos I will do so.

So sorry to hear about the Sx. Better fays are coming. I use yoga and other meditative practices. This helps me a lot to ease the fluctuations. Lots of love to you.

Well, the flu like symptoms finally hit on day 9. I was driving down the Tasman Peninsula, having a really great tme feeling euphoric. I was thinking to myself is there some happy pill in this? The euphoria wa short lived because about 20 minutes later my throat started to hurt, and a short time later I couldn’t even swallow. I was planning to do a day hikes to Cape huay and Cape Raoul, but that was not to be.

Day 10. Upon waking I knew that a 4 hour solo hike was not in the cards, so I booked a Wilderness Boat Trip instead. It was an auspicious day and we were able to cruise the bottom of the peninsula where the Tasman Sea meets the South Ocean. then we spotted the dolphins. There were hundreds, frolicking around our boat. Jumping, doing back flips. It was amazing. I shibvered on the ride back and by the time I got back to the self contained I was shattered. Full blown fever flu. I crashed at 1:30 pm and didn’t get out of bed except to eat. I had a fitful sleep and began to wonder if the situation warranted a consult with a doctor.

Day 11. Big improvement and feeling like the worst was over. Went to see the Devils and kangaroos and visitor Port Arthur. Still not feeling energetic enough to hike, but the weather was gorgeous and I had a lovely day.

Day 12
Started at Fortescue Bay. What a perfect place. White sand beach surrounded by old growth forests. Almost all the symptoms gone including the cough. Felt like a real bout of the flu and not clear if it was the flu or sx. Drove down to the Huon Valley to stay with Chester for a few days. Lovely here, different character. Tomorrow the forest walks, I hope.

MONA on Monday. And I’ll watch out for scallop pie. Sounds yummy.

Thanks. I’ll give that a try.

Day 3 and 4. Feeling great. Doing yoga or hiking everyday. Sometimes I get a bit tired after exercise and take a nap. I wake up very energetic. Went to 7 mile beach with Chester. And now dinner on the waterfront. Perfect day.