Great Ocean Road – Day 4

We started our last day ‘on the road’ very slowly. It felt nice lying in bed and relaxing. All four of our legs ached which I found pleasing as it meant it wasn’t just me. The motel manager was gracious enough to allow us an extra half hour to check out.

Our first stop was Erskine Falls not far from Lorne. We have seen more dramatic falls in our lives but these were still pleasant.

Our next stop was the light house at Aireys Inlet. The light house was very similar to the one the previous day so we passed on paying to climb up it.

We had a walk down to one of the beaches. The cliffs had a very similar geology to those we’d visited further west. Again, I had no trouble with the steps going up.

The weather had lost its perfection having gone quite a bit colder and very much windier. This leads me to the following question and possible answers…

We ate our lunch in the car where we stopped for another (and our last) lookout. We then headed back to Moorabbin for my next round of chemo. There I learned some more about my hand from the X-Ray taken last week. They had found evidence of a broken bone but it was a years old injury. Apart from that, nothing to worry about.

Then it was back to Wheelers Hill to spend the evening with Sarah and Russ entertained with each other’s company, a bit of jigsawing and an episode of Coupling. Helen finished off my last few head hairs with the moustache trimmer on my electric shaver. It doesn’t look too bad, does it.

This morning I’ve had my 14^th round of RT and a meeting with my haematology consultant. He’s very pleased with how I look and feel and even commented on my new ‘hair’ style.

We now have rough dates for my final two rounds of chemo, the second being between Xmas and New Year. Final MRI and visit with the consultants will be first half of January. Then we will be done. It’s hard to imagine after all we’ve been through but there is light at the end of the tunnel. A bright one.