BYE, BYE 2016 ...

Once again, it's time to look back on where we went in 2016 ... New York City South Africa (Capetown, Kruger, Sabi Sand, Johannesburg) Zambia & Zimbabwe Mauritius CA Road Trip Turks & Caicos New Orleans And look forward to where we're going in 2017 ... Cabo San Lucas India (New Delhi, Agra, Rathambore, Jaipur, Udaipur) Maldives Australia (Perth) Hong Kong Rhode Island Somewhere in the Caribbean (where should we go?) May all your travels be memorable for the right reasons!  Thank you for taking this journey with me ...

CAN'T BLOG WITH CLIPPED WING

Nothing quite like having one's right extremity immobilized for a month to preclude or at least pose a big challenge to blog posts.  I suppose I could overcome this with basically a one-handed "hunt and peck," but that goes against the "you need to take it easy" concept. The latest in a string of orthopedic maladies was a tear in the rotator cuff and a bunch of other necessary clean up in the shoulder.  Much better than a full-on replacement, to be sure, but losing one's dominant hand for four weeks is not the optimal situation.  The positive news is minimal laundry and cooking, and after PT I can return to my beloved pilates classes.  So there's that! Prior to the outpatient procedure, I was fitted with this nifty and very advanced sling which is part of me except for showering for four weeks at least.  Lots of fun belts and straps to play with. Can I drive with this thing on?  Technically not supposed to (hehe); the seatbelt is a bit of a challenge, but manageable.  No parallel parking for sure!   You try sleeping in this!

Back to the imminent challenge of writing with my "clipped wing," I think it best to say I'll be back in touch prior to month end and for certain after the New Year.  For now, a bit of R&R ...