2009 - Lord Howe Island (click on images to enlarge)

We started 2009 with a trip to Lord Howe Island to celebrate Cheryl's birthday. What a place, mountains and coral together, we had a great time walking some of the most scenic bushwalks in Australia and did a bit of snorkelling. Do go if you ever get the chance!

A view across the coral-filled lagoon at Lord Howe Is.

Cheryl and me at the Goat House cave on Lord Howe Is. We highly recommend this walk.

There was a surprise for me later in January when a regular checkup scan reported signs of progression of the tumour. A second opinion suggested no progression, so I got a third opinion from Dr David Walker at Briz Brain and Spine clinic. He organised a PET scan which had a negative result so if there was change it was still probably not malignant. We decided to give it another three months and check again.