For those of you who want the short story, R broke his ankle on day 3 of our South Island safari. We were evacuated by helicopter to Invercargill, where he underwent surgery to pin the fibula back together. We flew back to Auckland as soon as they would let him leave, and he is doing great. We both tried to take what was given to us and make the most of it, and the story is linked from here.

Captured during surgery to assess the realignment of R's fibula
Day 0 - QueenstownDay 1 - Queenstown, Te Anau, the Divide
Day 2 - Milford Sound
Day 3 - The big hike in Fiordland National Park
Day 4 - The helicopter ride
Day 5 - The surgery
Day 6 - Invercargill
Day 7 & 8 - Miss the Invercargill Christmas Parade, but back "home" to Auckland
Comments (1)
I'm so sorry to hear of your slippage. I'm sure the two of you will find many things to do that may not have been on the "menu" at the beginning. Acceptance is the key.
the pictures are most impressive, keep them coming. You may have an all new career upong your return.
We love and miss you. Everyone says "HI" from Thursday night.
Posted by Sharon Forbes | December 12, 2003 9:09 AM
Posted on December 12, 2003 09:09