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I should be writing this blog from Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina awaiting a ship to take Gail, her sister Lyn and me on a 12 day trip to Antarctica.
Instead, I find myself in the Cardiac Unit of The Mount Hospital in Perth,awaiting surgery tomorrow 22nd Feb. Now I know you will be saying that  some travel agents can be notoriously unreliable but apart from the fact that Belinda, Gail’s niece is always very reliable surely no agent could get the travel itinerary so horribly wrong.

Let’s backtrack a little-
Before Christmas we bought a kayak to make the most of being close to the beach and the glorious summer weather. As usual I, with some help from Gail pulled the kayaks ( one is Lyn and Bert’s) down to the beach and had a great time out on the water.
However, for the first time I felt some tightness across my chest and left shoulder. Nothing to worry about, just not used to kayaking or so I thought.
Off to our local chiropractor for the usual treatment but Stuart ( the chiro ) feels it might be worthwhile seeing the GP to make sure.
Duly make an appointment with GP who suspects that is ‘ muscular ‘ ( a bit strange as I don’t really possess any muscles to speak of ) but advises an ECG stress test to make sure before the trip
Friday 8th Feb Stress Test shows some worrying signs, given my level of fitness  and I am immediately booked in for an angiogram in Perth for Monday 11th.
Both Chip, Gail’s brother and our neighbour, Clive, on hearing this news said ” he’ll be fine, he’s as fit as a Malli Bull”
Now I have learned something during this whole saga, namely that the afore-mentioned Malli Bull is himself in urgent need of a stress test and as an indicator of physical well-being he is about as reliable as a politician’s promise!
Anyway, drive up to Perth on Sunday 10th Feb for the angiogram which will of course give me the all clear to fly to Sydney and on to Rio on 13th.
More on this ‘ journey’ shortly.

The Obese Ferret