Day zero

I'll be admitted to hospital today. Looking forward to being whole and holeless soon. This photo of the Greenslopes Hospital lobby makes it look like the Sheraton. It is a comforting thought that the staff see hundreds of patients like me and for them this is completely routine.

Before....

I'm having open-heart surgery next Friday to close the hole in my heart. I was due to do the Moolooaba Triathlon tomorrow, but with the uncertainty over the timing of this op, I pulled out. I'm still registered for the inaugural Singapore 70.3 (ie half-ironman triathlon) in September which might be a little ambitious. Still it is a goal for recovery. Wish me luck! The photos are a 'before-shot' and my home - bottom apartment (you can imagine me inside, post recovery watching the entire series of 'The West Wing'.

Recent expeditions and exhibitions

These are more photo's from in and around my spiritual home (one of many), Byron Bay including the moom over Main Arm, some bizarre tourist attraction on the high-way back to Brisbane and scenes from the Sheraton (s.h. 2).